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The White Countess

A blind American diplomat develops a curious relationship with a young Russian refugee who works odd and sometimes illicit jobs to support members of her dead husband's aristocratic family.

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Corporate Author:	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Ivory, James, Fiennes, Ralph, Richardson, Natasha, Redgrave, Vanessa, 1937-
Format:	Videos DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2006]
Subjects:	Diplomats > United States > Drama. Blindness > China > Shanghai > Drama. Women refugees > Drama. Feature films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Suspense films. Melodramas (Motion pictures.
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Summary:	A blind American diplomat develops a curious relationship with a young Russian refugee who works odd and sometimes illicit jobs to support members of her dead husband's aristocratic family.
Item Description:	Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. Special features: Behind the scenes featurette; making-of; audio commentary with director James Ivory and Natasha Richardson.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (ca. 138 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG-13.
ISBN:	1404989323
Author Notes:	Natasha Richardson was born in London, England on May 11, 1963 to actress Vanessa Redgrave and film director Tony Richardson. At the age of 4, she made her first film appearance playing a bridesmaid at the wedding of her mother's character in The Charge of the Light Brigade. After attending the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, she was cast in a production of The Seagull and won the London Theater Critics Award for Most Promising Newcomer in 1986. She earned a Tony nomination for her New York stage debut in Anna Christie and won a Tony Award in 1998, for best actress in a musical, for her role as Sally Bowles in Cabaret. She also appeared in numerous movies including Gothic, Nell, The Parent Trap, Maid in Manhattan, The White Countess, and Wild Child. She died as a result of head injuries suffered in a skiing accident on March 18, 2009 at the age of 45. (Bowker Author Biography)