The White Countess

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  • PG-13
In this final film by Oscar®-nominated producer Ismail Merchant (1994, Best Picture, Remains of the Day), and Oscar®-nominee James Ivory (1993, Best Director, Howards End), 1930s Shanghai provides the backdrop for this exceptional drama starring two-time...read more
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In this final film by Oscar®-nominated producer Ismail Merchant (1994, Best Picture, Remains of the Day), and Oscar®-nominee James Ivory (1993, Best Director, Howards End), 1930s Shanghai provides the backdrop for this exceptional drama starring two-time Oscar®-nominee Ralph Fiennes (1997, Best Actor, The English Patient; 1994, Best Supporting Actor, Schindler's List) as Todd Jackson, a diplomat blinded in a bombing. An encounter with Sophia (Natasha Richardson, Maid in Manhattan), an exiled Countess employed as a bar girl, inspires him to open his own club, but only if she will work for him. Sophia's in-laws (two-time Oscar®-nominee Lynn Redgrave) and Sarah (Academy Award® winner Vanessa Redgrave), greedily pocket her income, but denounce her as a bad influence on her daughter. When Japanese troops invade the city, a mass exodus ensues! Alone and afraid, Sophia clings to the only hope left to her - finding her missing daughter!

Original Release

10/30/2005

US Release

10/30/2005

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Directors

James Ivory

Writers

Kazuo Ishiguro

Cast

Producers

Editors

John David Allen

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