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The White Countess (2005)

The White Countess (2005)

Drama Romance War
Release Date: 2005, October 30
Directors: James Ivory
Countries: China, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Shanghai Film Group, Merchant Ivory Productions, China Film Co-Production, Rising Star Productions, Global Cinema Group, Sony Pictures Classics, VIP Medienfonds 3, Global Cinema
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Paul Birchard, Lee Pace, Vanessa Redgrave, Hiroyuki Sanada, Natasha Richardson, David Sutton, Wang Luoyong, Allan Corduner, Ying Da, Dragan Mićanović, Lynn Redgrave

Overview:

In 1930s Shanghai, 'The White Countess' is both Sofia, a fallen member of the exiled Russian aristocracy, and a nightclub created by a blind American diplomat who asks Sofia to be the centerpiece of the world he wants to create.

Keywords:

1930s shanghai, china pre world war ii american abroad blind man air raid countess nightclub hostess nightclub owner living in exile russian woman taxi dancer american diplomat japanese invasion of china russian aristocracy mass exodus