The Golden Bowl (2000) on Netflix
Prince Amerigo is engaged to Maggie Verver, a rich American whose father collects art. Maggie's friend Charlotte Stant loved him once, and Amerigo takes her to choose a wedding gift.
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Plot summary
Adam Verver is a widowed American millionaire who lives in England with his daughter Maggie and a collection of art and antiquities he intends to house in a museum at home. Maggie becomes engaged to Prince Amerigo, an Italian with little money. Before the engagement Amerigo had a short affair with Charlotte Stant, a friend of Maggie's; both were without means, and he ended it when he proposed to Maggie. Charlotte comes to London, where she is still in love with him, and Maggie asks her to the wedding. Maggie also asks Amerigo to help Charlotte find a present, and in an antiques shop they are shown a rock crystal bowl. The shopkeeper calls it flawless. Amerigo notices a crack; Charlotte claims she sees only its beauty and cannot decide whether to buy it.
Cast
- Robin Hartas Mr. Blint
- Daniel Byam Shawas Principino at Five Years
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Golden Bowl (2000)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Conflict erupted when Beckinsale asked Northam to walk faster in a scene so he would not step on the train of her dress. Northam was so angry at being given a “note” by a fellow actor that he became belligerent towards her, and her partner, Michael Sheen, punched him in the face.
- After a cool reception at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, Miramax, the original distributor, asked Ivory and Merchant to make several cuts to shorten the running time. When they refused, the company sold the film to Lions Gate.
