Dark Red Roses

Dark Red Roses

1929 · 63 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama

David Cardew, a talented sculptor, lives an idyllic life in the English countryside with his wife, Laura, and their two children. But his happiness spoils as he becomes increasingly fixated on the idea that Laura is having an affair with a young cellist, Anton Falk. The three attend a fête where David watches Anton and Laura during a ballet about brutal and violent revenge - and his obsession begins to take an even darker turn....

Directed by Sinclair Hill · Written by Stacy Aumonier

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