A Good Woman

Sep 15, 2004

1h 34m

★ 6.3

Seduction. Sex. Scandal.

Overview

Fleeing 1930s New York and leaving behind a chequered past, the giltzy divorcee Mrs Stella Erlynne travels to Italy's sun-dappled Amalfi coast. Mrs Erlynne's appearance causes a stir amongst the visiting aristocracy. Based on the Oscar Wilde play "Lady Windemere's Fan."

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Beyond Films

KanZaman Productions

Matrix Film Finance

Buskin Film

Thema Production

Meltemi Entertainments

A Good Woman Trailers

Cast

Stella Erlynne

Helen Hunt

Meg Windermere

Scarlett Johansson

Tuppy

Tom Wilkinson

Lord Darlington

Stephen Campbell Moore

Robert Windemere

Mark Umbers

Contessa Lucchino

Milena Vukotić

Lady Plymdale

Diana Hardcastle

Cecil

Roger Hammond

Dumby

John Standing

Mrs. Stutfield

Jane How

Alessandra

Giorgia Massetti

Francesca

Shara Orano

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7.5

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6.0

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6.6

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5.0

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Yangos Aggelis (Lambros Konstantaras), director of a factory, is the type of classical friend. He is only interested in himself while he is engaged for five years with Eleni (Beata Asimakopoulou) whom she does not say married. At the same time he is sexually attached to his czech secretary, Lilly, whom he wants to marry with an impoverished employee in order to have his hand. When she learns that Mrs. Papageorgiou (Miranda Myrat), the widow of the factory owner, intends to remarry, she does not hesitate to apply. However, his excessive selfishness and irresponsible attitude lead him to complete isolation, as everyone leaves him.

0.0

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No overview available.

5.8

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7.0

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7.4

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7.2

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6.9

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7.2

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5.5

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7.6

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0.0

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No overview available.

6.6

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6.1

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