Widows’ Peak - 1994 - 6/10
On first glance, a “chick flick”, a parlor drama, but delve deeper and you’ll find a mystery, laced with comedy.
The flashy, “youngish” widow arrives in the village, and ingratiates herself with the upper crust biddies.
Those who inhabit Widows’ Peak.
A poorer widow, however, takes an instant, almost irrational dislike.
Then we enter maneuverings and village politics, where flash and poverty draw knives.
Funnier than one might expect, with more twists than an acrobat in the final act.
Mia Farrow’s last good leading role.