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The Wings of the Dove (1997)
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Reviews Counted:27
Fresh:23
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A social-climbing young woman gains a foothold in the late Victorian upper crust by virtue of her wealthy and cultured aunt's social connections, but finds marriage to her true love, a poor hack... A social-climbing young woman gains a foothold in the late Victorian upper crust by virtue of her wealthy and cultured aunt's social connections, but finds marriage to her true love, a poor hack journalist, incompatible with her new station. She cooks up a plan to use her lover to bilk a guileless and fabulously wealthy American woman of her considerable fortune, but putting the scheme into action sparks painful conflicting emotions. A sleek adaptation of the eponymous Henry James novel, with the source material's bitterness tempered by a more sympathetic characterization of its heroine. [More]
Starring: Helena Bonham-Carter, Linus Roache, Alison Elliott, Charlotte Rampling
Starring: Helena Bonham-Carter, Linus Roache, Alison Elliott, Charlotte Rampling, Elizabeth McGovern, Michael Gambon, Alex Jennings, Ben Miles, Philip Wright, Alexander John, Shirley Chantrell, Diana Kent, Georgio Serafini, Rachele Crisafulli
Director: Iain Softley
Director: Iain Softley
Producer: Stephen Evans, David Parfitt
Screenwriter: Hossein Amini
Story: Henry James
Composer: Ed Shearmur
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Jul 27, 1999
Reviews for The Wings of the Dove
This may be the most accessible James adaptation to date, as well as among the most beautiful.
This compelling drama reveals the havoc wrought by those who try to control other people's lives.
almost a sort of turn-of-the-century 'Indecent Proposal'... But though the eloquent screenplay brings to the surface the eroticism James only hinted at, it doesn't neglect the fascinating psychology of the characters...
Bonham Carter never allows the audience to lose the feeling that Kate truly does care about Milly--it's just that she cares about herself even more.
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