THE SERPENT’S KISS

Philippe ROUSSELOT
  • 1997
  • In Competition
  • Feature Films
  • First film

England, 1699. Thomas Smithers, a small industrialist, driven by vanity and his desire to impress his delightful wife Juliana, decides to transform his neglected garden into a work of art worthy of his social status. A young and brilliant Dutch landscape gardener, Meneer Chrome, is given the task of creating the masterpiece. Chrome is hired on James Fitzmaurices’s advice, a sheming and jealous man who has orchestrated everything to bring Smithers to his downfall and regain the love of his cousin Juliana. But unexpected events will counter his diabolical plans : Juliana falls in love with Chrome, who in turn is taken by Thea, Juliana’s strange young daughter… A storm that rocks the hearts, raises a devastating wind.

Directed by : Philippe ROUSSELOT
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 110 minutes