This is the companion to Joe's Palace, set in the same exquisite empty house and is linked by the doorkeeper Joe through whose eyes we see the world.
When Joe opens the door to an elderly lady, she takes him back to a time when the house thronged with the glamourous and powerful – and to a time when she was young, beautiful and talented with the world at her feet.
As Joe takes her through the house Mary begins to relive her relationship with Greville White, a supremely charming man who seems to hold the rich and famous in the palm of his hand. Who was this enigmatic figure? Was he feigning friendship with Mary, but offering something much more sinister and frightening? In a dark and terrifying exploration of her youth, Mary relates a chilling story of a life captured and transformed.
Also included on the DVD is an exclusive prequel A Real Summer in which we see young Mary strike up an unexpected friendship with a young aristocrat Geraldine. An allegorical tale which explores the two aspects of Mary's personality, revealing in juxtaposition her aspirations, achievements and doubts, and the self-acknowledged warning that she will choose to ignore.
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