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Shanghai Anxietynew
The final collaboration between Ismail Merchant and James Ivory isn't their absolute best effort, but as swan songs go, it's still a sight more auspicious than the last-ever Simpson-Bruckheimer picture.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
02-09-2006 |
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Tags: James Ivory, The White Countess
The Remains of an Eranew
The final collaboration between director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant is a gorgeous slice of Merchant/Ivoryisms that nevertheless fails to equal the team’s greatest works.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
02-03-2006 |
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Tags: James Ivory, The White Countess
The Lady From Shanghainew
You can't help but envision this as a book first.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-26-2006 |
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Tags: James Ivory, The White Countess
Shanghai Crimesnew
Ralph Fiennes doesn’t even phone in his role in this stilted 1930s period drama.
Baltimore City Paper |
Geoffrey Himes |
01-25-2006 |
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Tags: James Ivory, The White Countess
Grit and Polish
Removed from Merchant Ivory's upholstered interiors, the not-quite-romance seems nearly as grand as the world's conflicts.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
01-20-2006 |
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Tags: James Ivory, The White Countess