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2001THE MAN WHO BOUGHT MUSTIQUE

The Man Who Bought Mustique

The story of Lord Glenconner from Scotland, who bought an island in the Caribbean and then lost it.


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Joseph Bullman & Vikram Jayanti

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Colin Tennant AKA Lord Glenconner sold his aristocratic pile in Scotland and bought the island of Mustique in the Caribbean for the bargain price of £45,000. He promptly turned it into a party town for the rich and famous with people like Mick Jagger and Princess Margaret visiting regularly for holidays. The eccentric Lord Glenconner was forced to sell up in the 1980s when he ran out of money. Jo Bullman and Vikram Jayanti film him on his first return to the island. What they discover is a man who is bitter about his demise and violent towards anyone who won't do his bidding. What the audience gets is an entertaining and comical portrait of Glenconner as he prepares for a final visit from his adored Princess Margaret.