The Wings of the Dove

The Wings of the Dove (1997)

  • 86% of critics liked it
    (29 reviews)

  • 76% of users liked it
    (5,235 ratings)

Based on the 1902 Henry James novel of the same name, The Wings of the Dove is set in 1910. After the death of her mother, Kate Croy (Helena Bonham Carter) has become a ward of her wealthy Aunt Maude (Charlotte Rampling), who is paying her dissipated father (Michael Gambon) to stay out of Kate's… More

R, 1 hr. 41 min.
Directed By
Iain Softley
Written By
Hossein Amini
Genres
Drama, Romance
In Theaters
Nov 7, 1997 Wide
On DVD
Sep 14, 1999

Critic Reviews

  • Jeffrey Overstreet, Looking Closer

    The problem is this: We're given no reason to care about these two yearning hearts. Our only evidence of their love is a garish display of hormones.

  • Betty Jo Tucker, ReelTalk Movie Reviews

    Visually stunning? Absolutely! But I found the film's plodding pace relentlessly annoying.

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    This compelling drama reveals the havoc wrought by those who try to control other people's lives.

  • Bruce Feld, Film Journal International

    This may be the most accessible James adaptation to date, as well as among the most beautiful.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Cynthia S


    Another very nice movie for romantic women of any age. Entertaining, and well put together, but sad. Helena Bonham is just lovely in this.

  • Bruce B


    This is another outstanding movie based on a novel written by Henry James. It takes place in the early 1900's and you have everything in this that?s found in a modern day soap opera. The main character is Kate (Helena Bonham Carter), a young woman who is dependant on the whims of… More

  • Lanning :


    Love and money: No one twists and turns the two together any better than Henry James. He really is a kind of TV soap opera precursor. It must be, at least in part, due to his real fascination with and passion for opera. <p>I have to say that I was surprised to learn the… More

  • Byron B


    I was intrigued by the dynamics between the three main characters. Carter and Roache as the passionate young lovers from different social classes, while they definitely have a messed-up relationship, are enthralling to watch. The acting, colors, cinematography and dialog do somehow… More

  • Alec B


    Well acted, but the film is a such a brief adaptation of the novel we really don't get a chance to get to know the characters well enough to understand their decisions or to feel for them when they are hurt.

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