
Synopsis/Details
Just like anybody else, FRANK STONE wants beauty in his life. In this case, as a meek designer, he's used his own design to build a hyper eco-friendly house at a beach location, hoping it'll woo back alcoholic wife LENA. She wonders if they can ever stop bickering long enough to have a baby there, yet also frets at bringing another human into an overcrowded world degraded by their own carbon footprint. What would persuade Lena was if Frank could man up and tell irredeemable old boss, BING, where to stick it; and do so if he won out over Bing in a competition for an environmental theme park. Working all hours at the office on his submission, Frank returns to find Lena in the arms of one-legged psychiatrist TONY - a 'real man' as far as Lena is concerned.
With Lena hightailing it to town with Tony, Frank finds his pursuit of beauty turning ugly when beautiful EARTHA is washed up on the shoreline - claiming she's fallen off a passing yacht while dozing on deck.
How can Frank keep his mind on the job in hand with so much competition vying for his attention? Rather than harmony and balance, everything's destabilising Frank, and turning him into something very ugly...
All Accolades & Coverage
"A saleable film... in many ways wonderful, surreal, very funny, poignant, difficult and intriguing."
Henry Adeane, former NPA exec
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Hero's Journey
Story Situation:
Adultery
Story Conclusion:
Happy
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Contempt
Cast Size:
Few
Locations:
Few
Special Effects:
Minor cgi
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Male Adult
Hero Type:
Ordinary
Villian Type:
Femme/Homme Fatale
Stock Character Types:
Damsel in distress
Advanced
Subculture:
Casuals
Action Elements:
Physical Stunts
Equality & Diversity:
Passes Bechdel Test
Life Topics:
Mid-life Crisis/Middle Age
Drug Topics:
Legal Drugs
Super Powers:
Physical or mental domination
Time Period:
Contemporary times
Country:
United Kingdom (UK)