The Serpent's Kiss

"Revenge has never been so sweet."

May 15 1997 R 1h 44m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

A man sends a young architect to build an extravagant garden to bankrupt the husband of the woman he once loved.

Plot

Young Dutch landscape architect Meneer Chrome comes to a remote English estate where Thomas Smithers lives with his wife, Juliana. Smithers is determined to leave as his legacy a fabulous garden, to be carved from a wild patch of land beside his home. Chrome receives written instructions from his unseen master via a secretary, and the master is Juliana's cousin, Fitzmaurice, who had romance with Juliana when they were young and plans to make Thomas bankrupt via setting up extravagant garden and to make Juliana come back to him.

Written by

Tim Rose Price

Directed by

Philippe Rousselot

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Rose Price Battsek Productions, Jones-Brockman Productions, J&M Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,926
Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA