Grande-Bretagne / Allemagne / États-Unis / Chine,
2005, 130 min
Réalisation:
James IvoryScénario:
Kazuo IshiguroPhotographie:
Christopher DoyleMusique:
Richard RobbinsActeurs·trices:
Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, Madeleine Potter, Lynn Redgrave, John Wood, Allan Corduner, Hiroyuki Sanada, Lee Pace (plus)VOD (2)
Résumés(1)
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. (texte officiel du distributeur)
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