A Good Woman (PG)

Quicklook Rating★★

synopsis

Emerging penniless from yet another failed affair, the seductive Mrs. Erlynne, scorned by many as a 'woman of ill repute,' leaves 1930's New York for the Amalfi coast, where she hopes to find a new 'patron' among the vacationing aristocrats. The mean-spirited gossip stirred up by Mrs. Erlynne's arrival isn't enough to dissuade the jovial, kind-hearted Lord Augustus from falling in love with her. But Mrs. Erlynne has already set her sights on the married Robert Windermere, a wealthy young American who falls quickly under her spell. Windermere's faithful wife, Meg, is herself distracted by the flirtatious overtures of Lord Darlington, a notorious playboy. But when she learns of her husband's blossoming affair, Meg resorts to drastic measures, with unexpected consequences for everyone involved.

MovieGoer Review

If you're the type of modernist who prefers action to storytelling, steer well clear of A Good Woman; for those in the minority, this Oscar Wilde adaptation will be innocuous, if not mildly pleasing.

Story

In 1930, Mr... MORE

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synopsis

Emerging penniless from yet another failed affair, the seductive Mrs. Erlynne, scorned by many as a 'woman of ill repute,' leaves 1930's New York for the Amalfi coast, where she hopes to find a new 'patron' among the vacationing aristocrats. The mean-spirited gossip stirred up by Mrs. Erlynne's arrival isn't enough to dissuade the jovial, kind-hearted Lord Augustus from falling in love with her. But Mrs. Erlynne has already set her sights on the married Robert Windermere, a wealthy young American who falls quickly under her spell. Windermere's faithful wife, Meg, is herself distracted by the flirtatious overtures of Lord Darlington, a notorious playboy. But when she learns of her husband's blossoming affair, Meg resorts to drastic measures, with unexpected consequences for everyone involved.

MovieGoer Review

If you're the type of modernist who prefers action to storytelling, steer well clear of A Good Woman; for those in the minority, this Oscar Wilde adaptation will be innocuous, if not mildly pleasing.

Story

In 1930, Mr... MORE