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Actors: Uma Thurman, Nick Nolte, Anjelica Huston, Madeleine Potter, Kate Beckinsale, James Fox
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Golden Bowl |
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Based on the Henry James novel, THE GOLDEN BOWL is a movie directed by James Ivory in 2000. The picture got a nomination for the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival.
Prince Amerigo is a poor Italian prince who's got the unique opportunity to marry Kate Bekinsale, the only daughter of the first american billionaire Nick Nolte. Nolte and his daughter are Americans having a passion for the art who have decided to take up residence in England. They are very close and, even after Kate's marriage, go on seeing each other a lot. In the same time, Uma Thurman, Amerigo's former lover and Kate's best friend, can't make up her mind to give up to love the prince. Soon, she accepts Nolte's proposal and marries him. While Kate and her father are not enjoying very much the London social life, Thurman and Amerigo spend more and more time together rekindling their former relation. But, with the months passing by, Amerigo is beginning to suffer from this false situation and appreciate the naive kindness of his wife Kate. How will Thurman adapt to her lover's change of mind?
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Golden Bowl |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
- marriage of convenience spurring real love
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Lover is...
- much older/younger
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- Italy
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- castle
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- spiritual
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- sex under blankets
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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