Main specs
Actor(s): Ralph Fiennes, Allan Corduner, Natasha Richardson, Ralph Fiennes, Madeleine Potter, Vanessa Redgrave, Lynn Redgrave, Vanessa Redgrave, Hiroyuki Sanada, Natasha Richardson, Allan Corduner, John Wood, Hiroyuki Sanada, Madeleine Potter, John Wood
Director(s): James Ivory
Genre: Drama
Classification: 12 years and over
Running Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Plot: Former Russian countess Sofia has fled to 1930’s Shanghai with her dead husband's family. She works in a dance hall where she meets blind former diplomat Todd Jackson. As the tension between the Chinese and Japanese mounts, they find themselves having to deal with their feelings for each other.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date: 14/08/2006
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: CDR 39326
Barcode: 5035822932630
Director of Photography: Christopher Doyle
Producer: Ismail Merchant
Languages
Main Language: English
Dubbed Language: Polish, Hungarian, Czech
Subtitle Language: Croatian, Icelandic, Dutch, Romanian, Slovenian, Czech, Hungarian, Bulgarian, English, Arabic, HIndi, Polish, Turkish
Hearing Impaired Language: English
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DVD Description
The incomparable Natasha Richardson stars as Sofia, a former Russian countess who has fled with her dead husband's family to 1930s Shanghai. 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 colourful drinking establishments, and dreams of opening one of his own. He gains the courage to do so 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. 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.
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Technical information
Special Features: Commentary with James Ivory and Natasha Richardson,, Featurette 'Behind-The-Scenes',, A Tribute To Ismail Merchant,, Making of 'The White Countess'
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Czech English Hungarian Polish
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