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6.2In 1930s Shanghai, 'The White Countess' is both Sofia, a fallen member of the exiled Russian aristocracy, and a nightclub created by a blind American diplomat who asks Sofia to be the centerpiece of the world he wants to create.
Released: 2005-10-30135 minDir: James IvoryDrama, Romance, WarBudget: $16.0MBox office: $4.1M
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Cast
- Ralph Fiennes as Todd Jackson
- Natasha Richardson as Countess Sofia Belinskya
- Hiroyuki Sanada as Matsuda
- Lynn Redgrave as Olga Belinskya
- Vanessa Redgrave as Princess Vera Belinskya
- Madeleine Potter as Grushenka
Themes
- shanghai, china
- countess
- american abroad
- air raid
- nightclub owner
- taxi dancer
- american diplomat
- blind man
- russian woman
- 1930s
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
7,124 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
51%
Metacritic
60/100
- Year
- 2005
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Genres
- Drama, History, Romance
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 135
- FilmAffinity ID
- 202032
- Image
- La Comtesse Blanche.jpg
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- publication date
- 2006-01-01
- title
- The White Countess
- review score
- 60/100
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Categories
2000s historical drama films2005 British films2005 drama films2005 English-language films2005 filmsBritish historical drama filmsEnglish-language historical drama filmsFilms about blind peopleFilms directed by James IvoryFilms scored by Richard RobbinsFilms set in 1936Films set in 1937Films set in ShanghaiFilms with screenplays by Kazuo IshiguroMerchant Ivory Productions filmsSecond Sino-Japanese War filmsSony Pictures Classics filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date