USA / UK,
1997, 101 min
Directed by:
Iain SoftleyScreenplay:
Hossein AminiCinematography:
Eduardo SerraComposer:
Edward ShearmurCast:
Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, Charlotte Rampling, Michael Gambon, Ben Miles, Alison Elliott, Elizabeth McGovern, Diana Kent, Alex Jennings (more)Plots(1)
Helena Bonham-Carter falls in love with a penniless journalist named Merton (Linus Roache), she faces an impossible choice: marry him and live in poverty or give him up to receive her inheritance. Of course, there is one unthinkable option. Kate could have Merton seduce the beautiful American heiress Millie Theale (Alison Elliott ), who's dying and has no one to leave her fortune to. But in doing so, Kate risks losing what she values most...Merton's own heart. See for yourself how far these lovers will go to have it all - money, love and passion...and the ultimate price they must pay. (StudioCanal UK)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1998 - Helena Bonham Carter (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1998 - Hossein Amini (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1998 - Eduardo Serra (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
- 1998 - Best Achievement in Costume Design
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1998 - Eduardo Serra (Best Cinematography)
- 1998 - Best Make Up/Hair
- 1998 - Helena Bonham Carter (Best Leading Actress)
- 1998 - Hossein Amini (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1998 - Best Costume Design
Golden Globes
- 1998 - Helena Bonham Carter (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama)
Critics Choice Awards
- 1998 - Helena Bonham Carter (Best Actress)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1997 - Helena Bonham Carter (Best Actress)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1997 - Helena Bonham Carter (Best Actress)