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A Good Woman

Synopsis

Based on the Oscar Wilde play entitled Lady Windermere's Fan, A Good Woman is a scandalous but comic drama set in New York and the Amalfi coast during the 1930s. Mrs Erlynne is an audacious and well known woman of a certain age with a reputation for entertaining wealthy, married men. Leaving her problems and unpaid bills in New York, she sets sail for the Amalfi Coast to pursue Meg and Robert Windermere, one of the most high profile couples in 1930s New York society. Once in Europe, she becomes embroiled in a family scandal which becomes an intriguing story of betrayal, and, ultimately, surprising loyalty.

Details

Year
2004
Type of project
Features
Running time
93 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Mike Barker
Producer
John Evangelides, Mikael Borglund, Hilary Davis, Jimmy DeBrabant, Michael Dounaev, Liam Badger, Duncan Hopper, Rupert Preston
Editor
Neil Farrell
Screenwriter
Howard Himelstein
Director of Photography
Ben Seresin
Principal cast
Helen Hunt, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Wilkinson, Stephen Campbell Moore, Mark Umbers

Genre

Literary Adaption Comedy Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Meltemi Entertainment

c/o Beyond Films
41-42 Berners Street
London W1T 3NB
UK

T+44 (0)20 7323 3377

films@beyond.com.au

Sales Company

Meltemi Entertainment

c/o Beyond Films
41-42 Berners Street
London W1T 3NB
UK

T+44 (0)20 7323 3377

films@beyond.com.au

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