The golden bowl [videorecording] / Merchant Ivory Productions and TF1 International present a Merchant Ivory film ; produced by Ismail Merchant ; screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala ; directed by James Ivory.
Kate Beckinsale, James Fox, Anjelica Huston, Nick Nolte, Jeremy Northam, Madeleine Potter, Uma Thurman, Nicholas Day, Peter Eyre, Nickolas Grace, Robin Hart. Widescreen format. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2000. Based on the novel by Henry James. Special features: production commentary; theatrical trailer; interactive menus; scene access.
Summary:
Set in the early 1900's, Maggie is the daughter of American tycoon Adam Verver, who marries an impoverished yet charming Italian aristocrat, Prince Amerigo. Through a twist of fate, Adam marries the Prince's former lover, Charlotte. Maggie's suspicions deepen to a possible affair between the Prince and Charlotte, when Maggie makes the ill-fated purchase of a golden bowl. It becomes only a matter of time before Maggie unravels the truth from a world full of deception and lies.
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