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To remedy his financial problems, a travel agent has his eye on a frozen corpse, which just happens to be sought after by two hitmen.


“Love is more than dollars and sex.”
American couple Jake and Tina are living in an expensive London hotel above their means, incurring a sizeable debt. When they are asked to pay a lavish dinner bill and Jake's card is declined, he suggests they sell Tina's tiny, expensive Henry Moore sculpture to cover the debt. After they hatch a scheme to claim the sculpture was stolen in order to collect insurance on it, the sculpture mysteriously goes missing.

John Malkovich
Jake Bartholomew

Andie MacDowell
Tina Leslie Oates

Lolita Davidovich
Joan
Rudi Davies
Jenny Finn

Joss Ackland
Mr. Mercer

Bill Paterson
Victor Swayle

Ricci Harnett
Steve Finn

Peter Riegert
Lawrence "Larry" Oates

Jack Shepherd
Marty Slaughter

Rosemary Martin
Mrs Doughty
The Object of Beauty is a drama, comedy, crime film released in 1991 exploring themes of insurance fraud, deaf girl. Directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, it stars John Malkovich, Andie MacDowell, Lolita Davidovich. American couple Jake and Tina are living in an expensive London hotel above their means, incurring a sizeable debt. When they are asked to pay a lavish dinner bill and Jake's card is declined, he suggests they sell Tina's tiny, expensive Henry Moore sculpture to cover the debt. After they hatch a scheme to claim the sculpture was stolen in order to collect insurance on it, the sculpture mysteriously goes missing.
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