There aren't many films that stay with you for decades but this one stayed with me. Last night, I spent an hour looking for something to watch and suddenly the title of this film popped into my head. I fed it into the search field and... lo and behold. You can watch it on tubi with commercials... that come with a tasteful advance warning.
This period/costume drama takes place in Regency England, based on a true story about a poverty stricken woman who concocts an exotic identity that fools an entire village into believing she is an "oriental princess."
Phoebe Cates is lovely in this role. I'm not all that familiar with her other work, but here she stands out as a mysterious and engaging character. Other very fine performances from Kevin Kline, Jim Broadbent, Wendy Hughes, John Lithgow, and Stephen Rea. An all star cast at the top of their game.
Production values, costumes, sets, make up, are all outstanding and so is the musical score.
Sometimes you wonder what audiences really want when a gem like this gets passed over as second rate? If you're looking for "sex and violence" don't look here! Something for the whole family to enjoy and learn a little bit of history on the side.
An excellent film, brilliantly written and directed.
This period/costume drama takes place in Regency England, based on a true story about a poverty stricken woman who concocts an exotic identity that fools an entire village into believing she is an "oriental princess."
Phoebe Cates is lovely in this role. I'm not all that familiar with her other work, but here she stands out as a mysterious and engaging character. Other very fine performances from Kevin Kline, Jim Broadbent, Wendy Hughes, John Lithgow, and Stephen Rea. An all star cast at the top of their game.
Production values, costumes, sets, make up, are all outstanding and so is the musical score.
Sometimes you wonder what audiences really want when a gem like this gets passed over as second rate? If you're looking for "sex and violence" don't look here! Something for the whole family to enjoy and learn a little bit of history on the side.
An excellent film, brilliantly written and directed.