2 Movies Starring Madeleine Potter

The Bostonians

The Bostonians

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1984-09-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

122 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (1317 Reviews)

Director:

James Ivory

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Henry James (novel)

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (screenplay)

Fullplot:

19th-century Boston woman dedicated to the suffrage movement, meets a faith healer's daughter, a Mississippi lawyer also has eyes for the young woman.

The White Countess

The White Countess

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-03-31

Languages:

English, French, Mandarin

Countries:

UK, USA, Germany, China

Runtime:

135 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (5100 Reviews)

Director:

James Ivory

Fullplot:

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.

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