Harnessing Peacocks (1993)

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Country: UK
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release: 1993-11-28
Director: James Cellan Jones
Writers: Mary Wesley , Andrew Davies
Language: English
Stars: Serena Scott Thomas , Peter Davison , John Mills , Nicholas Le Prevost , Renée Asherson , Jeremy Child , Brenda Bruce , Tom Beasley , Richard Huw , Abigail McKern
Runtime: 105 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Harnessing Peacocks (United Kingdom) , Riikinkukot kuriin (Finland) , Ein Käfig voller Pfauen (Germany) , Befogott pávák (Hungary) , Mary Wesley's Harnessing Peacocks (Australia) , Juno lánya (Hungary) , Harnessing Peacocks
Plot: The beautiful Hebe has been cast out by her family after a teenage pregnancy to a masked stranger during a fiesta in Italy. She makes ends meet and pays for her son's school fees by cooking for old ladies and sleeping with a small syndicate of adoring men (the "peacocks" of the title - from Greek mythology). The story revolves around Hebe, her "clients" and their families, and set against a backdrop of village life in South-West England. There is a sub-theme of the antiques trade which draws some of the characters together, and ultimately resolves the mystery of Hebe's masked lover.
IMDB:tt0104392