The White Countess

– The last movie from the team of Ismail Merchant, James Ivory, and Kazuo Ishiguro. Set in 1930s Shang..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 15 Minutes
Release Year:
2005
The White Countess (2005)

The last movie from the team of Ismail Merchant, James Ivory, and Kazuo Ishiguro. Set in 1930s Shanghai, "The White Countess" is both Sofia (Natasha Richardson), a fallen member of the Russian aristocracy, and a nightclub created by a blind American diplomat named Jackson (Ralph Fiennes), who asks Sofia to be the centerpiece of the world he wants to create.

The White Countess (2005) - Trailer

Release Date:

31 Mar 2006

Language:

English, French, Mandarin, Russian

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

James Ivory

Writer:

Kazuo Ishiguro (original screenplay)

Main Actors:

Natasha Richardson, Lynn Redgrave, Madeleine Potter, Madeleine Daly

Plot:

Shanghai. 1936. Crossroads of the world and into this city of political intrigue comes Sofia, a Russian Countess who, with the remains of her family, has been left stateless by the Revolution. Forced by her reduced circumstances to support herself and her family as a bar-girl and taxi dancer, Sofia forms a relationship with Jackson, a blind former diplomat who opens an elegant bar; The White Countess. Their curious relationship matures but they are caught up in the fall of the city to the Japanese invaders.

Awards:

2 nominations.

Gross profit:

$1,641,467

Production:

Sony Pictures Classics

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
49%
Metacritic:
60%