The White Countess

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Taís F Es disfrutable, y conmovedora, pero en la primera hora se hace lenta. Y en general durante toda la trama falta conexión emocional entre los protagonistas con la audiencia, sabemos que pasa algo pero debemos verlo en pantalla. Para los últimos 45 minutos se pone interesante y dramática. Las actuaciones, el escenario, los vestuarios, la música y demás están bien ejecutadas. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/24 Full Review Audience Member I was stunned to see that this rather lazy, robotic film was a Merchant Ivory production. One of the things they are usually known for is creating tension and intense emotions with minimal dialogue, while keeping it in period. Some of the problem with dialogue in this film may have been Ralph Fiennes awful attempt at an American accent, as well as Natasha Richardson's surprisingly wooden Russian one (along with her mum, Vanessa and aunt Lynn). It was as if someone decided to recreate Cabaret in Shanghai but missed the most important elements (and I don't even like Cabaret). They DID get the lush production value and period tunes right (though many sounded as if lifted straight from Coppola's The Cotton Club"), but that's about it. It's also just as drawn out as most other critics said. If you want to see a great performance by Richardson, watch her with Liam Neeson and Jodi Foster in "Nell". Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member 1.7.19 dvd @ home w/Sh & J Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member An example of a novel literally on the screen, this Merchant ivory tale of exile and love is not lacking in ambition but has too many threads to work as a cinematic narrative. The screenwriter's novelistic origins betray themselves, a shame as it does bring down a quality cast and solid period production values. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member As a drama it doesn't quite hit the heights of 'Empire of the Sun', despite the obvious similarities in time and location of this period piece, however it's still a worthy story of toil in troubled times. It's acted well enough and like many Merchant Ivory productions there's attention to detail in the period set design throughout. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Set in Shanghai before Japanese invasion during the 1930s. A glimpse of how foreigners live amongst Chinese. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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