Movie
1997
The Wings of the Dove is a 1997 romantic drama film directed by Iain Softley and starring Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, and Alison Elliott. The screenplay by Hossein Amini is based on the 1902 novel by Henry James. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards and five BAFTAs, recognizing Bonham Carter's performance, the screenplay, the costume design, and the cinematography.
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Belle Époque is popular among creators of period dramas for one reason. On one hand, the world of late 19th and early 20th Century is in many details recognisable to modern audience, due to presence of items like cars, trains, telephones or newspapers. On the other hand, while not being completely alien, that world had social values so different from our own that even the most prosaic scenarios might look intriguing…More
