Bibliograph

The golden bowl, Merchant Ivory Productions and TF1 International present a Merchant Ivory film ; producer, Ismail Merchant ; screenplay writer, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala ; director, James Ivory

Type

Label

The golden bowl, Merchant Ivory Productions and TF1 International present a Merchant Ivory film ; producer, Ismail Merchant ; screenplay writer, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala ; director, James Ivory

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R

Main title

The golden bowl

Oclc number

48233244

Responsibility statement

Merchant Ivory Productions and TF1 International present a Merchant Ivory film ; producer, Ismail Merchant ; screenplay writer, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala ; director, James Ivory

Runtime

130

Summary

Set in the early 1900's, Maggie is the daughter of American tycoon Adam Verver, who marries an improvished yet charming Italian aristrocrat, 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

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

Classification