La Griffe du destin

Laughably appalling, this 1980's adaptation of a Judith Gould novel is truly a period piece in the worse sense. A heavily made up Joan Collins emotes her way through this dreadful saga, provoking unintentional giggles along the way. Successful business woman Helene Junot (Collins)is the verge of losing her empire but can she turn this around and triumph over adversity yet again? We are treated to flash backs of her past life during which Joan suddenly replaces the actress playing her much younger self to disconcerting effect. Watch it, if you will,for the hammy acting, implausible story-line and poor dialogue... and an array of rather nice frocks. There's plenty of comedic moments to select from in this trashy mini-series but whether you are prepared to sit through seven hours for them is another matter.