Without the settlement, Beaver loses interest in Brenda. On his return, he says, Brenda may have her divorce but without any financial support. He announces that he intends to travel for six months. After determining that Brenda is aware that he would have to give up the estate and knowing, as she does, how much he loves his home, he withdraws from the divorce negotiations. This amount would require Tony to give up Hetton Abbey, his beloved Victorian Gothic house and estate. Beaver and his mother have pressed Brenda to demand £2,000 per year. Tony is shattered, but initially agrees and intends to provide her with £500 a year. Requests a divorce so she can marry Beaver. When the Lasts' eight-year-old son, John Andrew, is killed in a riding accident, Brenda informs Tony of her affair. Brenda begins an affair with social climber John Beaver. The marriage of English country gentleman, Tony Last and his wife Brenda, is falling apart. Judi Dench won the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress. It was nominated at the 61st Academy Awards for Best Costume ( Jane Robinson), losing to Dangerous Liaisons. It stars James Wilby and Kristin Scott Thomas. A Handful of Dust is a 1988 British film directed by Charles Sturridge, based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Evelyn Waugh.
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