Synopsis: “Savage Grace,” based on the award winning book, is the incredible true story of Barbara Daly, who married above her class to Brooks Baekeland, heir to the Bakelite plastics fortune. Beautiful, red-headed and charismatic, Barbara is still no match for her well-bred husband. The birth of the couple’s only child, Tony, rocks the uneasy balance in this marriage of extremes. Tony is a failure in his father’s eyes. As he matures and becomes increasingly close to his lonely mother, the seeds for a tragedy of spectacular decadence are sown. Review: Based on the real life story of the Baekeland family and the themes of sexuality, socialization, incest, and acceptance, Savage Grace is a richly toned film, but muddles itself in too many inconsistencies to establish what it sets out to accomplish. The story spans from 1946 to 1972, and follows ex-actress, now socialite Barbara Daly Baekeland (Julianne Moore), who is married to Brooks Baekeland (Stephen Dillane), who is the very wealthy grandson of the actual inventor of plastic.

As the film opens in New York City with Barbara now having an infant son named Tony, she still irritates Brooks with her yearning to be accepted in the social rich class society. As the film shifts to numerous European countries and years, a now adult Tony (Eddie Redmayne) sees his parents’ relationship dissolving. Eventually, an ex-fling of Tony named Blanca (Elena Anaya) actually steals away and marries his father. Sheetcam Crack Serial Number. Barbara turns her suffocation for acceptance and happiness to Tony, who struggles to understand his mother and his sexuality. Brooks denounces Tony once he does learn that he is homosexual and Barbara does anything to give him comfort, which includes jumping in bed with him and a bisexual art dealer. Asterix I Obelix Misja Kleopatra Dubbing Pl Toy. Madness and confusion ensues which leads to a tragic and mysterious story of a really challenged and wealthy family. As one can tell by the synopsis of this film, Savage Grace has a lot of baggage and director Tom Kalin does his best to sort through all of it.