The Object of Beauty

1h 43min

Drama

Comedy

Crime

American couple Jake and Tina are living in an expensive London hotel above their means, incurring a sizeable debt. When they are asked to pay a lavish dinner bill and Jake's card is declined, he suggests they sell Tina's tiny, expensive Henry Moore sculpture to cover the debt. After they hatch a scheme to claim the sculpture was stolen in order to collect insurance on it, the sculpture mysteriously goes missing.

Production Companies

Avenue Pictures

BBC

Avenue Entertainment

BBC Film

Cast

John Malkovich

John Malkovich

Jake Bartholomew
Andie MacDowell

Andie MacDowell

Tina Leslie Oates
Rudi Davies

Rudi Davies

Jenny Finn
Joss Ackland

Joss Ackland

Mr. Mercer
Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

Victor Swayle
Ricci Harnett

Ricci Harnett

Steve Finn
Peter Riegert

Peter Riegert

Lawrence "Larry" Oates
Jack Shepherd

Jack Shepherd

Marty Slaughter
Rosemary Martin

Rosemary Martin

Mrs Doughty
Roger Lloyd Pack

Roger Lloyd Pack

Frankie Sedgewick
Pip Torrens

Pip Torrens

Art Evaluator
Annie Hayes

Annie Hayes

Housekeeper
Richard Ireson

Richard Ireson

Night Porter
Barry Gordon

Barry Gordon

Auctioneer

Release date

12th Apr 1991

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English