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The White Countess. In 1930s Shanghai, blind American ex-diplomat Todd Jackson (Ralph Fiennes) is a frequenter of the city's seamy underbelly of nightclubs and gambling houses.
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The White Countess feels schematic and dramatically inert. Ivory, for all the acting talent at his disposal, finds plenty of style in prewar Shanghai, but its pulse eludes him. Full Review...
Dec 20, 2005 · “The White Countess” is a film about a man who dreams of owning the perfect little bar, a place of elegance that finds the delicate balance, as he thinks a woman should, “between the erotic and the tragic.” Outside, it is Shanghai in 1936 and the world is late for its appointment with war.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 49% based on 89 reviews, with average rating of 5.92/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "High production values and fine performances get bogged down by a lifeless story that fails to engage the viewer."
With Natasha Richardson, Lynn Redgrave, Madeleine Potter, Madeleine Daly. In 1930s Shanghai, a blind American diplomat develops a curious relationship with a young Russian refugee who works odd--and sometimes illicit--jobs to support members of her dead husband's aristocratic family.
- James Ivory
- 2 min
Feb 23, 2006 · The White Countess Review. Blinded US ex-diplomat Todd Jackson (Fiennes) isolates himself in decadent '30s Shanghai and creates his ideal bar. Fascinated by Sofia (Richardson), a refugee...
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Dec 21, 2005 · Two people caught in this maelstrom forge a bond on the brink of the Japanese invasion: a beautiful Russian countess (Richardson), reduced by circumstances to supporting her family as a bar girl and taxi dancer, and a blind former diplomat (Fiennes), devastated by the loss of his family in political violence and disillusioned by the world's ...
