The White Countess

Release date: 2005-10-30
Runtime: 135
Country: China, Germany, United States of America, United Kingdom
Budget: $16,000,000

The last movie from the team of Ismail Merchant, James Ivory, and Kazuo Ishiguro. Set in 1930s Shanghai, "The White Countess" is both Sofia (Natasha Richardson), a fallen member of the Russian aristocracy, and a nightclub created by a blind American diplomat named Jackson (Ralph Fiennes), who asks Sofia to be the centerpiece of the world he wants to create.

Director: James Ivory

Genre: Drama, Romance, War

Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Hiroyuki Sanada, Lynn Redgrave, Vanessa Redgrave, Madeleine Potter, Madeleine Daly, Allan Corduner, John Wood, Lee Pace