White Countess

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I just saw this very nice film on Fox and was wondering what others thought about it? Great 30s period costuming in Shanghai.

 

[Dixon Cannon]

Very good movie! Very evocative. I'll attach some photo stills from the film soon.

-dixon cannon

 

[Weston]

Great movie – I loved it, wife hated it. Just a gorgeous movie.

 

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Very good movie! Very evocative. I'll attach some photo stills from the film soon.

-dixon cannon

That would be nice especially of Ralph Fienne's linen clothes... Natasha Richardson looks incredibly like her mother Vanessa Redgrave when young but better looking...IMHO

 

[TessTrueheart]

I loved it! Like Mr Cannon said: very evocative. Great acting and fabulous costumes.

 

[Dixon Cannon]

A few pics from the archive!

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-dixon cannon

 

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InterWar Shanghai

Shanghai is of course the only European created city in China PRC and the interwar period maintains its fascinatination and interest for everyone. I remember that film that Steven Spielberg made "Empire of the Sun" was it? It gave a great idea of the European compounds and their suburbs which you don't see in the White Countess as it concentrated more around the Bund area.

Ironically Aussie friends of ours who lived there recently live in similar compound areas.

 

[hepkitten]

I loved this movie. I'm a fan of both Ralph Fiennes and Natasha Richardson, plus I love period movies done well--and this was. If I remember, it didn't get a lot of love from the critics, but I thought it was wonderful.

Thanks for posting the stills, Dixon!