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The
Golden Bowl
USA/France/UK, 2000.
Directed by James Ivory, scenario by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala adapted
from a novel by Henry James. Starring Uma Thurman, Kate Beckinsale,
Jeremy Northam, Nick Nolte and Anjelica Houston.
In English, 130 minutes, rated R. Lions Gate Films.
With its stunning
costumes, breathtaking outdoor settings and character-driven scenario,
The Golden Bowl contains all the elements of the trademark
Merchant-Ivory period-piece style. Yet after seeing the team's
latest production, an adaptation of Henry James' "The Golden
Bowl", one can only wonder if the celebrated duo has become
yet another victim of the mainstream's pressure. The movie is
contrived at times, out of character at others, and ultimately
feels like a stylistic exercise, making the two-plus hours of
screen time drag on.
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