A true story of wealth, obsession, and the catastrophic collapse of a mother and son.
Recognition
Barbara Daly Baekeland was beautiful, ambitious, and married to the heir of the Bakelite plastic fortune. The life she built – glamorous, nomadic, tragic – moved from New York to Paris to London to Mallorca, shedding stability at every stop.
Her relationship with her son Tony was the centre of gravity and the fault line. Savage Grace traces their story with unflinching precision, from the postwar American aristocracy through its complete dissolution.
Directed by Tom Kalin and based on Natalie Robins and Steven M.L. Aronson's book, the film stars Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane, and Eddie Redmayne. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes in 2007.
"Savage Grace review"
Variety · May 2007 · Read →