Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "Henry James novel"

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The Heiress ***** (1949, Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson) – Classic Movie Review 2,446

William Wyler’s elegant 1949 film of Henry James’s 1880 novel Washington Square, set in 19th century New York, is supremely satisfying. The Heiress got great reviews and won four Oscars, with Olivia de Havilland taking […]

May, 02

The Portrait of a Lady **** (1996, Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich) – Classic Movie Review 1264

Director Jane Campion’s 1996 period drama literary adaptation is a chilly but excellent version of the Henry James novel, set in 1870s England. Everything about it is extremely plush, subtle, expert and just right. Nicole […]

May, 28

What Maisie Knew **** (2012, Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård, Steve Coogan, Onata Aprile) – Movie Review

A modern-day, New York-set update on the Henry James novel. Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan impress hugely as Susanna and Beale, a loathsome self-obsessed married couple, with a lovely, bewildered little six-year-old daughter, Maisie (Onata Aprile). […]

Aug, 21

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