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The Golden Bowl

Merchant Ivory's latest period drama has all of their usual trademarks, plus the sumptuous production values and luscious settings that made their previous films (...) such successes.

I admired this movie. It kept me at arm's length, but that is where I am supposed to be; the characters are after all at arm's length from each other, and the tragedy of the story is implied but never spoken aloud.

...features a few very strong performances. (Surprisingly good is Thurman, who's matured into an intriguingly emotional actress.)

...a watchable but ratherbare-bones entry in the Merchant Ivory canon.