Brimstone & Treacle

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Brimstone & Treacle ★★★ 1982 (R)

Weird, obsessive psychodrama in which a young rogue (who may or may not be an actual agent of the Devil) infiltrates the home of a staid British family caring for their comatose adult daughter. 85m/C VHS, DVD . GB Sting, Denholm Elliott, Joan Plowright, Suzanna Hamilton; D: Richard Loncraine; W: Dennis Potter. Montreal World Film Fest. '82: Film.

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