A VISUAL FEAST

WINGS OF THE DOVE, a 1997 film from Henry James’ 1902 novel, was nominated for four Academy Awards. Sandy Power won a Satellite award and BAFTA nomination for best costume desire, John Beard a Satellite Award for best art direction and production design, and Eduardo Serra a British Society of Cinematographers award. The beautiful locations include Venice’s St. Mark’s and Palazzo Barbaro.

Kate Croy, played by Helena Bonham Carter, is an impoverished woman who has been forced to choose between a privileged life with her wealthy Aunt Maude, played by Charlotte Rampling and her journalist lover, Merton Densher, played by Linus Roache. Kate befriends an American heiress, Milly Theale, played by Alison Elliott. When she discovers Milly is attracted to Meron and is dying, she sees a chance to have both the privileged life she cannot give up and the lover she cannot live without.