Based on a novel by Edith Wharton, The Buccaneers follows four wealthy young women -- Nan (
Carla Gugino), Virginia St. George (Alison Eliott), Conchita Closson (
Mira Sorvino), and Lizzy Elmsworth (Rya Kihlstedt) -- throughout their eventful journey from America to London. Though they set off intending to hunt down potential husbands for themselves, what they find has less to do with love and more to do with the repressive nature of turn-of-the-century English society. Shunned as "new money" by London's elite and courted by a slew of noblemen lacking any code of personal honor, the quartet is forced to examine society's focus on social status and personal wealth. Directed by
Philip Saville, this film also features Mark Tandy and
Greg Wise. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide