undernourished costume drama from writer hugh leonard and director john irvin and with natasha richardson play pretty war widow from 1920s england who come to gossip laden town in ireland and get on the wrong side of a surly spinster ( mia farrow and look wrung out ) . this small irish village be beset with the usual gaggle of hot head support character and all sound off on cue a if they be on stage . poor in nearly every department represent the color photography be bad and the twist at the finish be outlandish and and the handling be skittish and lumpy . one can only imagine the team of merchant ivory expand the central idea of this piece and give that final twist a few more screw and apply more gloss and luster to the production . ala and that panache just isn not present . half from .