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Giveactual baronJulian Fellowes a bygone era of lavish wealth, and hell give you a hit TV show.
[These are] fortunes that really dwarf the kind of money that you have in the old families.
But money isnt everything.
Not everyone followed it, but a lot of people did, says Czitrom.
Shes definitely punished for it.
Film depictions of American societysgrandest epochfrequently mine the eras fraught interplay of manners, money, and marriage.
They tend not to be overly critical.
Fortune hunters charm unsuspecting young women.
Ugly behavior aside, few eraslookprettier.
InThe Wings of the Dove, a chance encounter takes place in front of Gustav Klimts erotically chargedDanae.
Naturally, Fellowess series is a welcome addition.
Stay forthe incredible end credits.
(Available on theCriterion Channel.)
Dr. Sloper suspects Townsend immediately after all, who could possibly be attracted to his ugly moron daughter?!
but Clift and de Havilland deftly play the courtship as a genuine mutual crush.
All of which, as it happens, are timeless.
(Available onDVD.)
Hello, Dolly!
That fact might be the most Gilded Age thing about it.
AndBabss protoKylie Jenner nailsare probably the least.
(Available onDisney+.)
Not bad for a Czech filmmaker.
(Available to rent onAmazon Prime Video.)
Granted, Verena is no mere puppet.
(Available onTubi.)
Dealt with unnerving subtlety, the final blow is one of Scorseses most devastating character executions.
Its also a major reason why, nearly 30 years since its release, the film remainsthedefinitive Wharton adaptation.
(Available to rent onAmazon Prime Video.)
Or, to borrow a better phrase from Osmonds fellow schemer Serena Merle: Americans certainly make poor Europeans.
We really do, dont we?
(Available onDVD.)
Regardless, Leigh carries it.
In a movie full of overwrought conversations and shoehorned interactions, perhaps thats the lesson.
In other words, whenWashington Squareshuts up and gets out of Leighs way, it shines.
(Available onHoopla.)
The Wings of the Dove(1997)
From Iain Softley, a.k.a.
It holds up.Great rain kiss, too!
(Available onHBO Max.)
