The Wings of the Dove (1997)

The Wings of the Dove (1997) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
Spanish ( DTS 5.1 )
Spanish ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
106 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1997 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Iain Softley

Written By:
Henry James
Hossein Amini

Actors:
Helena Bonham Carter ..... Kate Croy
Linus Roache ..... Merton Densher
Alison Elliott ..... Millie Theale
Charlotte Rampling ..... Aunt Maude
Elizabeth McGovern ..... Susan 'Susie' Stringham
Michael Gambon ..... Lionel Croy, Kate's Father
Alex Jennings ..... Lord Mark
Ben Miles ..... First Journalist
Philip Wright ..... Second Journalist
Alexander John ..... Butler
Shirley Chantrell ..... Opium Den Lady
Diana Kent ..... Merton's Party Companion
Georgio Serafini ..... Eugenio
Rachele Crisafulli ..... Concierge

Synopsis:

Kate Croy's mother was born to wealth and privilege, but she threw it all away to marry Kate's father, a penniless opium addict who admits to having stolen from his wife. After her mother's death, Kate is offered an opportunity to return to the life her mother gave up. There is a condition, however: Kate must sever all of her old ties, not only to her father, but also to her lover, the muck-raking journalist Merton Densher, whom she has promised marriage. Kate reluctantly agrees to this, and in the meantime becomes friendly with 'the world's richest orphan,' Millie Theale, an American making the Grand Tour. Desperate to see Kate, Merton crashes a party that she and Millie are attending, and Millie is attracted to him. When Kate learns that Millie is dying, she comes up with a plan to have her cake and eat it too...but all does not go as planned.

When Kate (Helena Bonham-Carter) falls in love with a penniless journalist named Merton (Linus Roache), she faces an impossible choice: marry him and live in poverty or give him up to receive her inheritance. Of course, there is one unthinkable option. Kate could have Merton seduce the beautiful American heiress Millie Theale (Alison Elliott), who's dying and has no one to leave her fortune to! But in doing so, Kate risks losing what she values most, Merton's own heart. See for yourself how far these lovers will go to have it all - money, love and passion, and the ultimate price they must pay, in the film that has everyone talking!

In the early years of this century, an impoverished British woman, Kate Croy, seems trapped by and dependent upon her wealthy aunt. Befriending a fatally ill, rich American woman provides Kate with not only a trip to Venice, but an opportunity to break free of her aunt and her poverty.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 05 October, 2020.