The Honorary Consul [DVD]

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Nonetheless, he finds himself obsessed by Clara and seduces her with a pair of highly decorative sunglasses.

The film was produced by Norma Heyman, the first British woman to produce a solo independent feature film. Plarr into a showcase for Richard Gere represents a totally inappropriate intrusion of the director into the story's subject matter. This is a mildly interesting picture for viewers who like a hint of subtlety to spice their viewing experience. His party sets out in two cars, with Fortnum driving the first car, the ambassador in the passenger seat.

The UK embassy then relieves Fortnum of his consulship and tell him he will be appointed an OBE in the next UK honours. Now a practicing doctor in a small Argentinian city, Plarr is approached by an old friend who tells him he's working with the Paraguayan underground and a disgraced British counsel (Michael Caine) on a plan to kidnap an ambassador and hold him for ransom in exchange for the release of Parr's father and several other prisoners. Read all During the Dirty War, a half-English doctor in Argentina befriends the police, the rebels and the alcoholic Honorary British Consul, whose Latino wife he seduces. When the police deadline is about to expire, Plarr goes out to talk with them, with Leon shooting him in his leg.

They intend to ransom the ambassador for the release of political prisoners in Paraguay, including Plarr's father. When Plarr moves to Corrientes, a quiet, subtropical backwater, he meets the two other English inhabitants: Humphries, a bitter elderly English teacher; and Charles Fortnum, the unimportant British honorary consul, a divorced, self-pitying alcoholic who abuses his position for gain. Along the way he meets an array of people, including British Consul Charley Fortnum, a representative in Latin America who is trying to keep Revolution from occurring.We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Fortnum asks Plarr to come to his house to attend to his wife, who is complaining of stomach cramps. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

His English father remained in Paraguay as a political rebel and, aside from a single hand-delivered letter, they never hear from him again. Along the way he meets an array of people, including British Consul Charley Fortnum (Michael Caine), a representative in Latin America who is trying to keep revolution from occurring. As a boy, Eduardo Plarr (Richard Gere) and his mother fled Paraguay after his father was captured and held as a political prisoner. As a boy, he was forced to flee his native Paraguay after the arrest and subsequent disappearance of his father, a dissident.The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Charley Fortnum first comes across as a boozing has-been, but in the end, he is the voice of reason and humanity in the face of an insane, inhuman mess. Another person the doctor meets is Clara, whom he immediately falls in love with, but there is a problem: Clara is Charley's wife. The staff of Variety wrote that "strong talents on both sides of the camera haven’t managed to breathe life into this intricate tale of emotional and political betrayal and [the] result is a steady dose of tedium.