
The Wings of the Dove
A couple with everything but money. An heiress with everything but love. A temptation no one could resist.
Directed by Iain Softley
Produced by Miramax
A morally complex period romance about desire, deception, and the corrosive cost of ambition, set against the elegant backdrop of Edwardian high society.
Kate is secretly betrothed to a struggling journalist, Merton Densher. But she knows her Aunt Maude will never approve of the match, since Kate's deceased mother has lost all her money in a marriage to a degenerate opium addict. When Kate meets a terminally ill American heiress named Millie traveling through Europe, she comes up with a conniving plan to have both love and wealth.
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Questions people ask
Is The Wings of the Dove sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is The Wings of the Dove violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Does The Wings of the Dove end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Wings of the Dove scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The Wings of the Dove easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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Familiar shape, done well.
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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Wings of the Dove, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































