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29 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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The Wings of the Dove
"A couple with everything but money. An heiress with everything but love. A temptation no one could resist."
1997 1h 42m EN
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6.6
SOLID
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85%
FRESH
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73
METACRITIC
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7.1
IMDB
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6.6TMDB Β· 131π
85%Rotten Tomatoesβ73Metacriticβ
7.1IMDB Β· 13,523
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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Kate is secretly betrothed to a struggling journalist, Merton Densher. But she knows her Aunt Maude will never approve of the match, since Kate's deceased mother has lost all her money in a marriage to a degenerate opium addict. When Kate meets a terminally ill American heiress named Millie traveling through Europe, she comes up with a conniving plan to have both love and wealth.
βA couple with everything but money. An heiress with everything but love. A temptation no one could resist.β
Cast
Helena Bonham Carter
Kate Croy
Linus Roache
Merton Densher
Alison Elliott
Millie Theale
Elizabeth McGovern
Susan Stringham
Charlotte Rampling
Aunt Maude
Alex Jennings
Lord Mark
Michael Gambon
Lionel Croy
Ben Miles
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Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Iain Softley
- Writers
- Hossein Amini
- Languages
- Italian, English
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts πΏ
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.
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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Iain Softley, shot by Eduardo Serra. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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Original score by Edward Shearmur. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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Editor Tariq Anwar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Helena Bonham Carter and Linus Roache and Alison Elliott carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "A couple with everything but money. An heiress with everything but love. A temptation no one could resist.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Iain Softley directs. Eduardo Serra behind the camera. Edward Shearmur scores. Tariq Anwar cuts. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in Italian, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 129 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.
- 3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
- 4Directed by Iain Softley, shot by Eduardo Serra. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Edward Shearmur. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Tariq Anwar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Helena Bonham Carter and Linus Roache and Alison Elliott carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "A couple with everything but money. An heiress with everything but love. A temptation no one could resist.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0120520 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 18 themes, including "london, england", "based on novel or book", "venice, italy", "love triangle".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Eduardo Serra
- Original score
- Edward Shearmur
- Editing
- Tariq Anwar
- Production design
- John Beard
- Costume design
- Sandy Powell
- Sound
- Dean Humphreys
- Runtime
- 102 min Β· 1h 42m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $13,692,648
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 85% π Fresh
- Metacritic
- 73/100
- IMDB rating
- 7.1/10 Β· 13,523 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
Nominated for 4 Oscars. 16 wins & 32 nominations total
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Iain Softley
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Miramax
US
Key crew
- Costume DesignSandy Powell
- PropsBill Hargreaves
- Assistant Art DirectorRay Chan
- NovelHenry James
- Music SupervisorBecky Bentham
- Set DecorationJoanne Woollard
- Sound Re-Recording MixerDean Humphreys
- Foley ArtistPaula Boram
- CastingBilly Hopkins
- Property MasterBarry Gibbs
- Script SupervisorAnna Worley
- Sound Re-Recording MixerRobin O'Donoghue
- EditorTariq Anwar
- Production DesignJohn Beard
- Art DirectionMartyn John
- Supervising Art DirectorAndrew Sanders
- Foley MixerEd Colyer
- Foley ArtistLauren Potter
- CastingMichelle Guish
- Music SupervisorMaggie Rodford
- CastingSuzanne Smith Crowley
- CastingKerry Barden
- ADR EditorSteve Schwalbe
- Sound Re-Recording MixerDominic Lester
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- london, england
- based on novel or book
- venice, italy
- love triangle
- masked ball
- gondola
- forbidden love
- man between two women
- unrequited love
- inheritance
- british high society
- dying woman
- dying young
- privileged life
- 1910s
- classism
- period piece
- influential aunt or uncle
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1997-11-07R
Also known as
International titles
- Las alas de la palomaES
- Asas do AmorBR
- The Wings of the DoveUS
- Duvans vingslagSE
- ιΈ½δΉηΏΌCN
