Characters & Themes
Burning Secret (1988) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1988 · 106 mins · English
- Directed by
- Andrew Birkin
- Starring
- Faye Dunaway, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Ian Richardson, Ivo Niederle, John Nettleton, Václav Štekl
While convalescing in a mountain sanatorium, a young boy befriends an older baron to win his mother's affection. The baron exploits the friendship to get closer to the boy’s mother, the wife of a seasoned diplomat. Once the boy discovers the baron's true motives, his innocence turns to jealousy, moodiness, and melancholy.
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