The Serpent's Kiss

The Serpent's Kiss
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPhilippe Rousselot
Written byTim Rose Price
StarringEwan McGregor
Greta Scacchi
Pete Postlethwaite
Music byGoran Bregović
Distributed byGuerilla Films
Release date
  • 14 May 1997 (1997-05-14) (Cannes)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Serpent's Kiss is a 1997 British romantic drama film directed by Philippe Rousselot. Set in late-17th-century England, it tells the story of a Dutch garden architect, Meneer Chrome (Ewan McGregor), who has been hired by a wealthy merchant (Pete Postlethwaite) to create an extravagant garden. The film also stars Greta Scacchi and Richard E. Grant.

The film was entered into the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.[1] To date, it is the only feature directed by Rousselot, who usually works as cinematographer.

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Serpent's Kiss". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 23 September 2009.