USA / UK,
1997, 101 min
Directed by:
Iain SoftleyScreenplay:
Hossein AminiCinematography:
Eduardo SerraComposer:
Edward ShearmurCast:
Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, Charlotte Rampling, Michael Gambon, Ben Miles, Alison Elliott, Elizabeth McGovern, Diana Kent, Alex Jennings (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Helena Bonham Carter stars as Kate, a beautiful young society woman whose desire for a common journalist (Linus Roache) presents her with an impossible decision: leave him, or marry -- and face a life of poverty. Events take an unexpected twist, however, when Kate befriends a lonely young heiress (Alison Elliott) whose own tragic secret offers an irresistible ... but dangerous ... solution. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Helena Bonham Carter
UK
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Fight Club (1999)
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Linus Roache
UK
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Charlotte Rampling
UK
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Michael Gambon
Ireland
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The King's Speech (2010)
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Ben Miles
UK
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The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Prime Suspect 6 (2003) (TV movie)
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Alison Elliott
USA
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Elizabeth McGovern
USA
Best movies:
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Ordinary People (1980)
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Diana Kent
Best movies:
Billy Elliot (2000)
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The Wings of the Dove (1997)
Alex Jennings
UK
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Cranford (2007) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Babel (2006)
Philip Wright
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