USA / UK,
1997, 101 min
Directed by:
Iain SoftleyScreenplay:
Hossein AminiCinematography:
Eduardo SerraComposer:
Edward ShearmurCast:
Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, Charlotte Rampling, Michael Gambon, Ben Miles, Alison Elliott, Elizabeth McGovern, Diana Kent, Alex Jennings (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Helena Bonham Carter stars as Kate, a beautiful young society woman whose desire for a common journalist (Linus Roache) presents her with an impossible decision: leave him, or marry -- and face a life of poverty. Events take an unexpected twist, however, when Kate befriends a lonely young heiress (Alison Elliott) whose own tragic secret offers an irresistible ... but dangerous ... solution. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1998 - Helena Bonham Carter (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1998 - Hossein Amini (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1998 - Eduardo Serra (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
- 1998 - Best Achievement in Costume Design
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1998 - Eduardo Serra (Best Cinematography)
- 1998 - Best Make Up/Hair
- 1998 - Helena Bonham Carter (Best Leading Actress)
- 1998 - Hossein Amini (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1998 - Best Costume Design
Golden Globes
- 1998 - Helena Bonham Carter (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama)
Critics Choice Awards
- 1998 - Helena Bonham Carter (Best Actress)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1997 - Helena Bonham Carter (Best Actress)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1997 - Helena Bonham Carter (Best Actress)