Picture 1 of 2

Stock photo

The White Countess DVD Drama (2006) Ralph Fiennes - Picture 1 of 2

The White Countess DVD Drama (2006) Ralph Fiennes - Picture 2 of 2

The White Countess (DVD, 2006) (Polish\Czech\Hungarian)

4.52 product ratings

stepajams (5083)
100% positive Feedback

Price:

£2.69

Free postage

Estimated delivery Thu, 9 May - Mon, 13 May

Returns:

14 days return. Buyer pays for return postage.

Condition:

Very Good

View all details

All listings for this product

item 1 The White Countess Ralph Fiennes 2006 DVD Top-quality Free UK shipping
£2.29
Free postage
item 2 The White Countess DVD Ralph Fiennes (2006)
£2.29
Free postage
item 3 The White Countess DVD Drama (2006) Ralph Fiennes Quality Guaranteed
£2.29
Free postage
item 4 The White Countess DVD (2006) Ralph Fiennes, Ivory (DIR) cert 12 Amazing Value
£2.30
Free postage
item 5 The White Countess [DVD], , Used; Acceptable DVD
£2.49
Free postage
item 6 The White Countess [DVD]
£2.63
Free postage
item 7 The White Countess DVD Drama (2006) Ralph Fiennes
£2.69
Free postage

See all 20

About this product

Product Information

Former Russian countess Sofia has fled to 1930s Shanghai with her dead husband's family. She works in a dance hall where she meets blind former diplomat Todd Jackson. As the tension between the Chinese and Japanese mounts, they find themselves having to deal with their feelings for each other.

Product Identifiers

Producer
Ismail Merchant
EAN
5035822932630
eBay Product ID (ePID)
53903176

Product Key Features

Film/TV Title
The White Countess
Actor
John Wood, Natasha Richardson, Madeleine Potter, Hiroyuki Sanada, Allan Corduner, Vanessa Redgrave, Ralph Fiennes, Lynn Redgrave
Director
James Ivory
Subtitle Language
Arabic\Bulgarian\Croatian\Czech\Dutch\English\Hindi\Hungarian\Icelandic\Polish\Romanian\Slovenian\Turkish
Format
DVD
Language
English
Release Year
2006
Features
Commentary with James Ivory and Natasha Richardson,\Featurette 'Behind-The-Scenes',\A Tribute To Ismail Merchant,\Making of 'The White Countess', Widescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
Aspect Ratio
1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Run Time
130 Mins
Genre
Drama, General

Additional Product Features

Certificate
12A/12
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Director of Photography
Christopher Doyle
Dubbing Languages
Polish\Czech\Hungarian
Hearing Impaired
English
Additional Information
The incomparable Natasha Richardson stars as Sofia, a former Russian countess who has fled with her dead husband's family to 1930s Shanghai. She works in a seedy dance hall to earn the household's only income but Sofia's dependents are less than grateful, turning up their noses at her fallen stature while remorselessly accepting her money. The blue blood runs thick in Sofia's house, with two other Redgraves, Vanessa and Lynn, flawlessly portraying deposed nobility; Sofia's daughter Katya (Madeleine Potter) is her only source of joy. Meanwhile, blind former diplomat Todd Jackson (Ralph Fiennes) patronizes Shanghai's colourful drinking establishments, and dreams of opening one of his own. He gains the courage to do so when he meets Sofia; she saves him from being robbed one night, intercepting some thuggish types and seeing him to safety while also capturing his imagination. She becomes his muse, her history injecting Jackson's bar--the White Countess--with just the right note of tragedy and romance. Their relationship, however, is kept strictly on the level of a professional friendship. But as the tension between the Chinese and Japanese mounts towards war--catalyzed in part by Jackson's friend, the mysterious but powerful Mr. Matsuda (Hiroyuki Sanada)--Mr Jackson is forced to accept that he cannot keep the world at bay inside the White Countess, and must instead deal directly with his feelings for Sofia. The final entry in the canon of quietly rich tales from producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory, THE WHITE COUNTESS enlists Kazuo Ishiguro (REMAINS OF THE DAY) and master cinematographer Christopher Doyle (CHUNGKING EXPRESS) to weave its sumptuous magic.
Movie/TV Title
The White Countess
Sound source
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Format Description
DVD 9

4.5

4.5 out of 5 stars based on 2 product ratings

2 product ratings

1 users rated this 5 out of 5 stars
1 users rated this 4 out of 5 stars
0 users rated this 3 out of 5 stars
0 users rated this 2 out of 5 stars
0 users rated this 1 out of 5 stars

Good value

Entertaining

Engaging characters

Most relevant reviews

5 out of 5 stars
by nikmeg0909 Jun, 2016
Great film thoroughly enjoyed it :-)
Verified purchase: No
4 out of 5 stars
by thespaniard6706 Sep, 2006
Good Film!
Set in Shanghai in the late 1930s, this is the story of the relationship between a blind former US diplomat and a refugee Countess (Richardson) reduced to a sordid life in the city's bars. Todd Jackson (Fiennes), once an American diplomat filled with idealism, now bitterly disillusioned by realpolitik and the seemingly unavoidable nature of war, finds his life enriched by the beautiful, spirited Sofia....

Best-selling in DVDs & Blu-rays

See all

Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best-selling in DVDs & Blu-rays

Terminator: Dark Fate (Blu-ray, 2020)
4.7 out of 5 stars based on 39 product ratings
£3.94 New
£3.49 Used
Avatar The Way Of Water (DVD, 2023)
4.7 out of 5 stars based on 40 product ratings
£7.98 New
£7.69 Used
Kingdom Of Heaven (Director's Cut) (Blu-ray, 2006)
4.8 out of 5 stars based on 25 product ratings
£9.39 New
£8.77 Used
Escape from Sobibor (DVD, 2018)
4.7 out of 5 stars based on 18 product ratings
£2.89 New
£2.79 Used
Live And Let Die (Blu-ray, 2015)
5.0 out of 5 stars based on 4 product ratings
£3.09 New
---- Used
Condorman (DVD, 2006)
4.7 out of 5 stars based on 35 product ratings
£6.77 New
£6.50 Used
Grace and Favour (DVD, 2016)
4.9 out of 5 stars based on 29 product ratings
£28.15 New
---- Used

Save on DVDs & Blu-rays

Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Save on DVDs & Blu-rays

Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3 [12] DVD
£6.99
Trending at £7.95
Fawlty Towers - Complete Fawlty Towers (DVD, 2009)
£6.49
Trending at £8.94
NEW S/S 'Allo 'Allo: Complete Series 1-9 (DVD 2015 Reg 2 PAL). All 84 Episodes
£15.00
Trending at £21.73
Avatar: The Way of Water Blu-ray (2023) Zoe Saldana, Cameron (DIR) cert 12 4
£16.98
Trending at £17.32
Goodnight Mister Tom DVD (2010) John Thaw, Gold (DIR) cert PG ***NEW*** sealed
£3.61
Trending at £4.24
Black Panther Blu-Ray (2018) Chadwick Boseman, Coogler (DIR) cert 12 Great Value
£3.25
Trending at £3.52