Directed by:
James IvoryScreenplay:
Kazuo IshiguroCinematography:
Christopher DoyleComposer:
Richard RobbinsCast:
Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, Madeleine Potter, Lynn Redgrave, John Wood, Allan Corduner, Hiroyuki Sanada, Lee Pace, Jean-Pierre Lorit (more)VOD (1)
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Shanghai. 1936. Crossroads of the world and into this city of political intrigue comes Sofia, a Russian Countess who, with the remains of her family, has been left stateless by the Revolution. Forced by her reduced circumstances to support herself and her family as a bar-girl and taxi dancer, Sofia forms a relationship with Jackson, a blind former diplomat who opens an elegant bar; The White Countess. Their curious relationship matures but they are caught up in the fall of the city to the Japanese invaders. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Ralph Fiennes
UK
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Prime Suspect (1991) (TV movie)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Natasha Richardson
UK
Best movies:
Hostages (1993) (TV movie)
The Parent Trap (1998)
Nell (1994)
Vanessa Redgrave
UK
Best movies:
Atonement (2007)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Blow-Up (1966)
Madeleine Potter
USA
Best movies:
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Houdini (2014) (TV movie)
The Girl in the Café (2005) (TV movie)
Lynn Redgrave
UK
Best movies:
Allan Corduner
Sweden
Best movies:
Gladiator (2000)
Yentl (1983)
The Way We Live Now (2001) (series)
Hiroyuki Sanada
Japan
Best movies:
Vengeance for Sale (2001)
The Last Samurai (2003)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Lee Pace
USA
Best movies:
Soldier's Girl (2003) (TV movie)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Jean-Pierre Lorit
Best movies:
Three Colours: Red (1994)
The Round Up (2010)
Mr & Mme Adelman (2017)
Dragan Micanovic
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Lajanje na zvezde (1998)
RocknRolla (2008)
Ubistvo s predumišljajem (1995)
Terence Harvey
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
Secrets & Lies (1996)
Dongfu Lin
China
Best movies:
City of War: The Story of John Rabe (2009)
The Chinese Botanist's Daughters (2006)
The White Countess (2005)
Luoyong Wang
China
Best movies:
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998) - narrator
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
The White Countess (2005)
Dan Herzberg
France
Best movies:
Sarah's Key (2010)
Taxi (1998)
Round Da Way (2009)
Madeleine Daly
Best movies:
The White Countess (2005)
Aislín McGuckin
UK
Best movies:
The Miniaturist (2017) (series)
Flora and Son (2023)
The White Countess (2005)