The Aspern Papers

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The Aspern Papers

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Released Jan 11, 2019

1h 31m

Drama

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In 19th-century Venice, Italy, ambitious editor Morton Vint tries to get his hands on poet Jeffrey Aspern's romantic letters to Juliana Bordereau -- his beautiful muse and lover.

Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

This isn't very good but for the Redgrave family... They just eat the scenery.

Sep 14, 2019

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

[A] peculiar and ineffectual film.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 11, 2019

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Thelma Adams

AARP Movies for Grownups

The drama features opulent production design (the floral arrangements!), providing ample eye candy for fans of period movies.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 11, 2019

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Hagan Osborne

FILMINK (Australia)

...a woefully melodramatic and ill-conceived tale of obsession that fails to boil past a simmer.

Rated: 8/20

Apr 1, 2021

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Natasha Alvar

MovieBabble

I will applaud the movie on one thing; it has made me want to read the book again. Henry James, here I come.

Rated: C+

Mar 7, 2021

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Diana Mangas

Los Interrogantes

Its greatest burden will be its terrible direction of actors that will only get each of its three protagonists to do what they consider appropriate with the character they have in hand. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/10

Jan 3, 2021

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Gail T

Started out slow, but the pace picked up and the story got more interesting. Joley Richardson was perfectly cast and the other actors supported her well.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/27/24

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Audience Member

*spoilers-kinda* Nothing much really happens. I kept waiting for something to happen and it never did. They didn't really explain what happened to them all those years ago. Was he stabbed? Why? Was he robbed? Was Tina really his illegitimate child that she had told him had died out of vengeance because he fell in love with the other guy? So much unanswered. Also, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, I never get why people say he is such a great actor. I'm not sure the man showed more that one or 2 expressions on his face in the whole movie. Usually just stone straight expressionless. And his voice is a little grating without the hinky American accent. I think he is best at just strutting around and entering a room really fast in a huff. I don't know how he made a career out of that. I guess being pretty helps. As always the Redgraves gave a good performance. If you want to watch it go ahead. It's not terrible. It's just not very good either.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

The dialogue seemed a bit contrived in certain scenes, but overall good movie based on an old book. I only read short excerpts from the original work by Henry James, but I imagine they tried to stay true to James' words. Vanessa Redgrave and Joely Richardson were great.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

Facinating story with lots of undercurrents. J.RMeyers is brilliant like he was on The Tudors.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Frances H

Compelling version of the Henry James story with excellent actors who deliver and lushly beautiful art direction.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/11/19

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Audience Member

I thought JRM did a wonderful job but got no credit!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Julien Landais

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Jonathan Rhys-Meyers

Morton Vint

Joely Richardson

Miss Tina

Vanessa Redgrave

Juliana Bordereau

Lois Robbins

Mrs. Prest

Jon Kortajarena

Jeffrey Aspern

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In 19th-century Venice, Italy, ambitious editor Morton Vint tries to get his hands on poet Jeffrey Aspern's romantic letters to Juliana Bordereau -- his beautiful muse and lover.

Director: Julien Landais
Producer: Julien Landais, Gabriela Bacher
Screenwriter: Hannah Bhuiya, Julien Landais, Jean Pavans
Distributor: Cohen Media Group
Production Co: Summerstorm Entertainment, Cohen Media Group
Rating: R (Some Sexuality/Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 11, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 11, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.3K
Runtime: 1h 31m

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