yikes . this be pretty bad . the play isn not great to begin with and and the decision to transfer it to film do it no favour especially a peploe doesn not decide how she want to treat the material theatrical origin ( we get occasional glance of an observe theatre audience etc . ) and have decide to go with a jumpy edit style that be intend to keep reminding you that youre watch a film and whereas in fact it only serve to remind you that you be watch a very poor film by a director who be overwhelm by her material . mira sorvino central performance be breath takingly poor represent stage y and plummy and it a if she play the part via helena bonham carter merchant ivory oeuvre . only fiona shaw delivers a performance of note and it may be that her theatrical pedigree mean that she be best able to handle the material but it hard to watch a film for one performance alone and even if that performance be a light and truthful and entire a shaw . ben kingsley turn in an average and disengaged turn and and diana rigg daughter and rachel stirling play her supporting role a just that . sadly and none of bertolucci magic have rub off on his wife if this film be to be the evidence .