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The Golden Bowl (2000)

R · 2000-05-14 · 2h 10m · EN
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Adam Verver, a US billionaire in London, dotes on daughter Maggie. An impecunious Italian, Prince Amerigo, marries her even though her best friend, Charlotte Stant, is his lover. She and Amerigo keep this secret from Maggie, so Maggie interests her widowed father in Charlotte, who is happy with the match because she wants to be close to Amerigo. Charlotte desires him, the lovers risk discovery, Amerigo longs for Italy, Maggie wants to spare her father's pain, and Adam wants to return to America to build a museum. Amidst lies and artifice, what fate awaits adulterers?

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James IvoryDirectorRuth Prawer JhabvalaWriter
Budget
$15M
Box office
$5.8M

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Kate BeckinsaleKate BeckinsaleMaggie VerverUma ThurmanUma ThurmanCharlotte StantJeremy NorthamJeremy NorthamPrince AmerigoNick NolteNick NolteAdam VerverAnjelica HustonAnjelica HustonFanny AssinghamJames FoxJames FoxColonel Bob AssinghamMadeleine PotterMadeleine PotterLady CastledeanNicholas DayNicholas DayLord CastledeanPeter EyrePeter EyreA.R. Jarvis, ShopkeeperNickolas GraceNickolas GraceLecturerRobin HartRobin HartMr. BlintDaniel Byam ShawDaniel Byam ShawPrincipino at Five Years

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What is The Golden Bowl about?

Adam Verver, a US billionaire in London, dotes on daughter Maggie. An impecunious Italian, Prince Amerigo, marries her even though her best friend, Charlotte Stant, is his lover. She and Amerigo keep this secret from Maggie, so Maggie interests her widowed father in Charlotte, who is happy with the match because she wants to be close to Amerigo. Charlotte desires him, the lovers risk discovery, Amerigo longs for Italy, Maggie wants to spare her father's pain, and Adam wants to return to America to build a museum. Amidst lies and artifice, what fate awaits adulterers?

How long is The Golden Bowl?

The Golden Bowl has a runtime of 130 minutes.