: While the film received mixed reviews for its "smug" protagonist, Ione Skye was widely praised for her "glowingly sensual performance," making the "mysterious" Rachel feel authentically human.
Based on the debut novel by Martin Amis, the film follows 19-year-old Charles Highway (Dexter Fletcher) as he prepares for his Oxford entrance exams. Charles is obsessed with seduction, but rather than using charm, he relies on a meticulously organized computer database of "research files" on every woman he targets. Ione_Skye_The_Rachel_Rapers_1989.1080p.webrip.h...
Retrospective: Seducing the Screen in 'The Rachel Papers' (1989) : While the film received mixed reviews for