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The Wings of the Dove - DVD

SKU: 3632661 | Release Date: 9/14/1999

Rating: R for Sexual Situations, Nudity, Not For Children

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Rating: R for Sexual Situations, Nudity, Not For Children
Format: DVD
Theatrical Release: 1997
Length: 102 minutes
Screen Formats: Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
Genre: General Dramas
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1

Synopsis

Based on the 1902 Henry James novel of the same name, The Wings of the Dove is set in 1910. After the death of her mother, Kate Croy (Helena Bonham Carter) has become a ward of her wealthy Aunt Maude (Charlotte Rampling), who is paying her dissipated father (Michael Gambon) to stay out of Kate's life. Maude wants Kate not to repeat Kate's mother's mistake and marry someone who is a commoner, and Maude arranges a meeting between Kate and Lord Mark (Alex Jennings), a high-class gentleman who can escort her to the right places. But Kate is more interested in Merton Densher (Linus Roache), a penniless journalist. A beautiful but terminally ill American heiress, Millie Theale (Alison Elliott), arrives on the scene and befriends Kate. Kate notices Millie's obvious affection for the handsome Merton, and she arranges an elaborate scheme to hook up the two of them so that Merton can collect Millie's money after her death. But because of her own jealousy, Kate repeatedly sabotages her own arrangement. ~ Michael Betzold, All Movie Guide

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Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV

Additional Features

cc "Passion & Romance: The Wings of the Dove" Theatrical trailer Dolby Surround Widescreen [2.35:1]

Chapters

Side #1 --
1. Program Start
2. Opening Credits
3. Reception
4. Hard Bargain
5. Book Lovers
6. Chance Encounter
7. Secret
8. City on Water
9. Gondola Ride
10. Carnival
11. Lies
12. Ugly Truth
13. Beyond Persuasion
14. Old and New Loves
15. End Credits

Cast

Helena Bonham Carter - Kate
Elizabeth McGovern - Susan
Linus Roache - Merton Densher
Charlotte Rampling - Aunt Maud
Alison Elliott - Millie
Michael Gambon - Kate's father
Alex Jennings - Lord Mark
Helena Bonham Carter - Kate Croy
Alison Elliott - Millie Theale

Crew

Producer: Stephen Evans
Costume Designer: Sandy Powell
Cinematographer: Eduardo Serra
Executive Producer: Bob Weinstein ,Harvey Weinstein
Composer (Music Score): Gabriel Yared
Casting: Michelle Guish
Director: Iain Softley
Sound/Sound Designer: Sallie Jaye
Production Designer: John Beart
Editor: Tariq Anwar
First Assistant Director: Simon Moseley
Producer: David Parfitt
Screenwriter: Hossein Amini
Art Director: Martyn John
Executive Producer: Paul Feldsher
Book Author: Henry James

The Wings of the Dove: AMG Review
Michael Costello , AMG

Iain Softley's adaptation of James' novel of love, money, and deception may have simplified the master's work, but its essence is left intact. Helena Bonham Carter stars as the scheming Kate Croy, who hopes to land impoverished journalist Merton Densher (Linus Roache) and the fortune of another woman. James' common theme of European experience and American innocence, often played out as the exploitation of the latter by the former, blends the fortune-hunting motif of the tragic Portrait of a Lady (1996) with The American's quest for sophistication and romance. The filmmakers have moved the story into the Edwardian age to allow the women characters greater freedom of action, including sex scenes that would probably have shocked the prudish writer. The selfishness and conniving of Kate's character have also been muted and the precariousness of her position as her aunt's ward and subsequent need for money have been emphasized to enlist sympathy. But despite all efforts to give the novel a more contemporary tone, wherein Kate's actions can be viewed as a form of generosity, the unspoken exchange of sex for money still fills one with the revulsion that James intended. Carter is exceptional as the film's driving force, a vibrant, sensual woman, hungry for love, and for the kind of money that will keep her in the soign� drawing rooms she observes with envy. Roache is also excellent as a man too weak to escape his lover's designs, as is Elliot, as the sickly woman finally understands the deal she has made. ~ Michael Costello, All Movie Guide

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