Revengers Tragedy (2002) (original) (raw)
Alex Cox's new film is a scathing black comedy about love, sex, family, murder, incest and revenge, set in a post-apocalyptic Liverpool. After ten years in hiding, Vindici (CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTON) returns to destroy the Duke (DEREK JACOBI) who murdered Vindici's wife on their wedding day. During his absence Vindici's family fell into poverty, while the Duke, Duchess and their decadent sons acquired wealth and power, ruling over their court obsessed with transient beauty, money, inherited privilege and power. Determined to exact his revenge, Vindici sets out to gain the confidence of the Duke ...(more)
Alex Cox's new film is a scathing black comedy about love, sex, family, murder, incest and revenge, set in a post-apocalyptic Liverpool. After ten years in hiding, Vindici (CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTON) returns to destroy the Duke (DEREK JACOBI) who murdered Vindici's wife on their wedding day. During his absence Vindici's family fell into poverty, while the Duke, Duchess and their decadent sons acquired wealth and power, ruling over their court obsessed with transient beauty, money, inherited privilege and power. Determined to exact his revenge, Vindici sets out to gain the confidence of the Duke and his villainous heir, Lussurioso (EDDIE IZZARD). (less)
Director: Alex Cox
Writer: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Starring: Christopher Eccleston, Andrew Schofield, Justin Salinger, Eddie Izzard, Marc Warren, Anthony Booth
Producer: Tod Davies
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