Wings of the Dove, The Just Girls

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Wings of the Dove, The

(1997) - 102 min - R

Kate Croy is poor but of society stock and loves a poor journalist, Merton played by Linus Roache. Kate (Helena Bonham Carter) becomes friends with heiress, Milly Theale, who is an American orphan with vast wealth but who is dying unbeknown to many.
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Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, Alison Elliot, Charlotte Rampling, Michael Gambon, Elizabeth McGovern
Genre
Drama, Romance

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  • Interesting Architecture
  • Lovely Scenery
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Some men may enjoy this period piece taken from Henry James's book of the same name. Kate becomes the ward of her aunt, played by Charlotte Rampling, who wishes Kate to marry well. However, Kate is in love with Merton, a well educated but poor journalist. Kate becomes friends with Milly Theale who is an American heiress visiting London and visits Venice with her new friend. Kate decides to marry her own love, Merton, to Milly so that when Milly dies of some incurable disease, her love, Merton will be wealthy. The movie is close but does not strictly follow the novel. And the ethic of Merton tends to get in the way. Sad but lovely in some ways. It is hard, however, to really like Helena Bonham Carter's character, Kate, who is just not sympathetic. The scenes in Venice are especially lovely and set in 1910 very believable.

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