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Nouveau riche American Christopher Newman (Matthew Modine) turns to blackmail in the name of true love in this adaptation of Henry James's novel. Christopher falls in love with Claire De Cintre (Aisling O'Sullivan), but her mother, Madame de Bellegarde (Diana Rigg), refuses to accept him. When a nosy maid (Brenda Fricker) helps Christopher uncover the Madame's dark secret, he decides to use it against her in order to marry Claire.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Drama, Television
Directed By:

Paul Unwin
Written By:

Michael Hastings
In Theaters:

Jan 20, 2001 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Apr 5, 2005
Runtime:

90 minutes

Cast

Aisling O'Sullivan

Andrew Scott

Brenda Fricker

Diana Rigg

Eva Birthistle

Ian Fitzgibbon

Joe Pilkington

Matthew Modine

Paul Hickey

Phillip O'Sullivan

T.P. McKenna

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The mother! Diana Rigg is so good as Madame de Bellegarde -- also a widow, also well out of a dreadful marriage, although how she got out of it is the novel's second-ugliest secret -- that she should have been in the book.

Feb 5, 2018 | Full Review…

John Leonard
New York Magazine/Vulture
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