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Genre: Drama

Sub-Genre: Military/War, Period/Historical, Romance

Region Code: DVD: 1 (US, Canada...)

UPC: 0043396117181

Format: DVD

Release Year: 2006

Actor: Natasha Richardson, Ralph Fiennes

Rating: PG-13

Director: James Ivory

Movie/TV Title: White Countess

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The final entry in the canon of quietly rich tales from producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory, THE WHITE COUNTESS enlists Kazuo Ishiguro (REMAINS OF THE DAY) and master cinematographer Christopher Doyle (CHUNGKING EXPRESS) to weave its sumptuous magic. The incomparable Natasha Richardson stars as Sofia, a former Russian countess who has fled with her dead husband's family to 1930s Shanghai, where she works in a seedy dance hall to earn the household's only income. But Sofia's dependents are less than grateful, turning up their noses at her fallen stature while remorselessly accepting her money. The blue blood runs thick in Sofia's house, with two other Redgraves, Vanessa and Lynn, flawlessly portraying deposed nobility; Sofia's daughter Katya (Madeleine Potter) is her only source of joy. Meanwhile, blind former diplomat Todd Jackson (Ralph Fiennes) patronizes Shanghai's colorful drinking establishments, and dreams of opening one of his own. This he gains the courage to do when he meets Sofia; she saves him from being robbed one night, intercepting some thuggish types and seeing him to safety while also capturing his imagination. She becomes his muse, her history injecting Jackson's bar, the White Countess, with just the right note of tragedy and romance. Their relationship, however, is kept strictly on the level of a professional friendship. But as the tension between the Chinese and Japanese mounts towards war--catalyzed in part by Jackson's friend, the mysterious but powerful Mr. Matsuda (Hiroyuki Sanada)--Mr. Jackson is forced to accept that he cannot keep the world at bay inside the White Countess, and must instead deal directly with his feelings for Sofia.

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Natasha Richardson, Ralph Fiennes

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James Ivory

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PG-13

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DVD

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2006

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White Countess

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Natasha Richardson, Ralph Fiennes

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20060516

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by zaol0480_qzdsex4wn
Sep 26, 2016Top favourable review
Love story with interesting historical background
I watched this film on TV some time ago and decided to buy it for my home DVD collection. Why? First of all I love the actors. Ralph Fiennes always reveals the most subtle movements of human soul. Natasha Richardson is very attractive and I feel very sad that she died so young after an accident in the mountains. And her Mom Vanessa Redgrave and her ant Lynn Redgrave are gorgeous too. Then probably because of my Russian roots I always was interested in events happened with some Russian people after they found themselves in other countries after the Russian revolution and civil war. This is another reason to watch the film. And the love story is touching too. So I think it is a good film to have at home at watch it from time to time...I watched this film on TV some time ago and decided to buy it for my home DVD collection. Why? First of all I love the actors. Ralph Fiennes always reveals the most subtle movements of human soul. Natasha Richardson is very attractive and I feel very sad that she died so young after an accident in the mountains. And her Mom Vanessa Redgrave and her ant Lynn Redgrave are gorgeous too. Then probably because of my Russian roots I always was interested in events happened with some Russian people after they found themselves in other countries after the Russian revolution and civil war. This is another reason to watch the film. And the love story is touching too. So I think it is a good film to have at home at watch it from time to time...
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by tripleblackdiamond
Apr 03, 2010
White Countess, intelligent, artistry 1930's Shanghai
The White Countess is an intelligent, artistic film set against the backdrop of 1930's Shanghai, China. It is the last film for Director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant who collaborated together on 28 films (Merchant died in 2005). Todd Jackson (Ralph Fiennes) is a former diplomat who dreams of owning the perfect little bar in Shanghai. He is a blind man who dreams of owning a bar "in his mind" down to the last detail. He says to a friend, "With a good team of bouncers, you could run the place like an orchestra." Always a little drunk Mr. Jackson meets a mysterious Japanese man, Matsuda, at a local establishment who unbeknown to Jackson is the advance man for the soon to be invading Japanese Army. As the two men converse during the evening, Matsuda learns of the eccentric world of ... The White Countess is an intelligent, artistic film set against the backdrop of 1930's Shanghai, China. It is the last film for Director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant who collaborated together on 28 films (Merchant died in 2005). Todd Jackson (Ralph Fiennes) is a former diplomat who dreams of owning the perfect little bar in Shanghai. He is a blind man who dreams of owning a bar "in his mind" down to the last detail. He says to a friend, "With a good team of bouncers, you could run the place like an orchestra." Always a little drunk Mr. Jackson meets a mysterious Japanese man, Matsuda, at a local establishment who unbeknown to Jackson is the advance man for the soon to be invading Japanese Army. As the two men converse during the evening, Matsuda learns of the eccentric world of Mr. Jackson and his nightclub plans. Jackson tells him, “you would like to visit the bar of my dreams" and they soon become friends. Meanwhile the elegant Countess Sofia Belinsky (Natasha Richardson), once Russian Royalty, supports her exiled family as a taxi dancer and sometimes prostitute. Mr. Jackson and Countess Sofia meet by chance at the nightclub where she works after Sofia realizes two unsavory characters are planning to rob the blind Jackson. She escorts him home and he realizes immediately she is the "centerpiece" for his perfect bar which he later names The White Countess. He assembles his bar with great jazz, clientele and the right bouncers. In one year Mr. Matsuda returns to find Mr. Jackson's dream a reality except for one thing, political intrigue, Mastuda obliges, and a host of political rivals enter Mr. Jackson’s cabaret. A friendly formal relationship develops "inside the walls" of The White Countess between Mr. Jackson and the Countess. "Outside the walls" the Japanese invasion is imminent. Casablanca comes to mind, right? While not as sweeping as Casablanca, it does not disappoint. It is a long and sometimes slow film as Directors Ivory and Merchant seem to cater to a literate crowd. Watch it with a date, she will be impressed!
by TWx1XpwDQw2@Deleted
Jan 18, 2008
Serendipity on film
I discovered this film one quiet afternoon and luckily had the time to sit down and watch it. As a film fan and former History teacher, I have always wished I could find a class which used film to review history. This is the story of two displaced people, one is a former very successful businessman who has lost his way due the loss of his young daughter and his eyesight to a terroist's bomb on a tram in 1939 Shanghai. The other person is a White Russian Countess who, with her husband's family, has escaped the Soviet purge and is living in Shanghai. The Countess is beautiful and earns her living as a hostess and dance hall girl in a cafe. This is a Redgrave family film, and the performances by Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave as well as Natasha Richardson are excellent. The businessman is ... I discovered this film one quiet afternoon and luckily had the time to sit down and watch it. As a film fan and former History teacher, I have always wished I could find a class which used film to review history. This is the story of two displaced people, one is a former very successful businessman who has lost his way due the loss of his young daughter and his eyesight to a terroist's bomb on a tram in 1939 Shanghai. The other person is a White Russian Countess who, with her husband's family, has escaped the Soviet purge and is living in Shanghai. The Countess is beautiful and earns her living as a hostess and dance hall girl in a cafe. This is a Redgrave family film, and the performances by Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave as well as Natasha Richardson are excellent. The businessman is played by Ralph Fiennes with an American accent. The family is willing to live off of Richardson's job, but tries to sneak out on her when it becomes necessary to leave Shanghai, taking the Countess' daughter. This is a story of people holding on by their fingertips. Some of them hang on to the old life, some of them move forward. One wishes we could watch the Countess, the Businessman and her daughter as they leave on a boat sans the husband's family but hopeful they are moving toward safety.
by quintessence_productions_llc
Nov 20, 2010
The White Countess( DVD, 2006)
Natasha Richardson portrays "Countess Sophia", a young, beautiful Russian refugee in 1930's Shanghai, China. She works "odd jobs" to help support her once-aristocrat family, now led by Lynn Regrave's character, Olga. Ralph Fiennes is the blind but functional US Diplomat that stumbles upon Countess Sophia, and they endure the Japanese takeover and the dangers that entail. Well-done, and a "must see" movie.Natasha Richardson portrays "Countess Sophia", a young, beautiful Russian refugee in 1930's Shanghai, China. She works "odd jobs" to help support her once-aristocrat family, now led by Lynn Regrave's character, Olga. Ralph Fiennes is the blind but functional US Diplomat that stumbles upon Countess Sophia, and they endure the Japanese takeover and the dangers that entail. Well-done, and a "must see" movie.
by aCXyafzqQRW@Deleted
Oct 26, 2015
A great movie which keeps your attention and also a movie to come back to when you need to do something else. My daugahter also really enjoyed it.
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