Angels & Insects

Angels amp Insects is a 1995 romance drama film directed by Philip Haas. It was written by Philip and Belinda Haas with A. S. Byatt after her novella Morpho Eugenia included in her book Angels and Insects.

William quickly becomes enamored with Sir Harolds eldest daughter, Eugenia Patsy Kensit, who is still mourning the recent death of her fiance. Despite his impoverished circumstances, Eugenia proves receptive to his advances and accepts his proposal of marriage. Although Sir Harold grants his approval, Eugenias snobbish brother Edgar Douglas Henshall takes an intense dislike to William because of his humble origins.Soon after the marriage, Eugenia informs William that she is pregnant. She insists on naming the boy Edgar after her brother, frustrating William. Eugenias behavior alternates between coldness towards William, locking him out of her room at night, and moments of intense sexual passion. Over time the couple has four more children, although William never warms to them. He instead spends much of his time with the Alabaster children and Matty, observing the activity of an ant colony in the forest. He forms a strong bond with Matty Crompton, who encourages his scientific activities and displays a strong intelligence of her own. They collaborate on a book about the colony, which is successfully published in London. ........

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