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White Countess, The (2005)

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All Time

of 190,142

4,828

2000's

of 34,011

1,527

2005

of 10,787

235
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,999
  
  2,498
  
  Drama of 2005
  
  of 1,784
  
  122
  
  Drama of the 2000's
  
  of 9,649
  
  808
War
- War All Time
  
  of 2,149
  
  216
  
  War of 2005
  
  of 39
  
  4
  
  War of the 2000's
  
  of 302
  
  55

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White Countess, The (2005) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:2.6181

Avg Critic Score:2.5520

White Countess, The (2005) Movie Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

"The White Countess" is a film about a man who dreams of owning the perfect little bar, a place of elegance that finds the delicate balance, as he thinks a woman should, "between the erotic and the tragic. ...read the complete White Countess movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

Richardson -- acting with her mother, Vanessa Redgrave, who plays her aunt, and her aunt Lynn Redgrave, who plays her mother -- finds the story's grieving heart. Fiennes is her match in soulful artistry. ...read the complete White Countess movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Fiennes and Richardson make this film work with the quiet strangeness of their performances; if they insist on their eccentricities, it's because they've paid them off and own them outright. ...read the complete White Countess movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

As the last film from the legendary team of Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant, who died in May, The White Countess is a stirring tribute to Merchant, a true builder of dreams in an industry now sorely bereft of his unique spirit. ...read the complete White Countess movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

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Entertainment Weekly

I don't think it's too much of a stretch to say that this oasis of romance amid the turmoil of Shanghai represents the way that Merchant and Ivory, for 40 years, saw themselves: as a sanctuary of calming, life-size taste in a movie culture grown coarse....read the complete White Countess, The (2005) review at Entertainment Weekly

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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)

The White Countess is the last Merchant-Ivory and embodies most of the virtues of the brand ......read the complete White Countess, The (2005) review at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)

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Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)

It's a pretty journey, even if it is far too talky and emotionally distant to really work....read the complete White Countess, The (2005) review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)

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Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)

... The White Countess is so bloodless it all but cries for a transfusion....read the complete White Countess, The (2005) review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)

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