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The Wings of the Dove is a 1997 British-American romantic drama film directed by Iain Softley and starring Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, and Alison Elliott. The screenplay by Hossein Amini is based on the 1902 novel by Henry James. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards and five BAFTAs, recognizing Bonham Carter's performance, the ...
The Wings of the Dove is a 1902 novel by Henry James. It tells the story of Milly Theale, an American heiress stricken with a serious disease, and her effect on the people around her. Some of these people befriend Milly with honourable motives, while others are more self-interested.
The Wings of the Dove: Directed by Iain Softley. With Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, Alex Jennings, Charlotte Rampling. An impoverished woman who has been forced to choose between a privileged life with her wealthy aunt and her journalist lover, befriends an American heiress.
Kate (Helena Bonham Carter) is secretly betrothed to a struggling journalist, Merton Densher (Linus Roache). But she knows her Aunt Maude (Charlotte Rampling) will never approve of the match ...
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The Wings of the Dove, novel by Henry James, published in 1902. It explores one of James’s favourite themes: the cultural clash between naive Americans and sophisticated, often decadent Europeans. The story is set in London and Venice.
Nov 14, 1997 · “The Wings of the Dove” is the cold-blooded story of two British lovers who plot to deprive a rich American girl (“the richest orphan in the world”) of her heart and her inheritance.
Dec 5, 2007 · The best of the lot was The Wings of the Dove (1997), directed by British filmmaker Iain Softley, whose previous pictures were the high-spirited Backbeat (1994), about the early years of the Beatles, and Hackers (1995), a forgettable thriller about a teenage computer whiz.
In the early years of the twentieth century, an impoverished British woman, Kate Croy (Helena Bonham Carter), 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.
Nov 7, 1997 · 1 h 42 m. Summary Based on the Henry James novel, this is a provocative tale of passion, temptation, and greed. (Buena Vista Entertainment) Drama. Romance. Directed By: Iain Softley. Written By: Henry James, Hossein Amini.
The Wings of the Dove. Drama 1997 1 hr 41 min. Helena Bonham Carter delivers a stunning, award-winning performance as Kate, a beautiful young society woman whose desire for a common journalist (Linus Roache) presents her with an impossible decision: leave him, or marry and face a life of poverty.
