The costumes were, I thought, the true knockouts. Nothing wrong with Titanic's, but Dove's were the most exquisite I saw that year.mlrg wrote:The Wings of the Dove (1997) - Iain Softley
6/10
Allison Elliot was robbed of a nomination for this. Eduardo Serra's cinematography is stunning and was clearly robbed of an oscar win (as was his nomination for Girl with the Pearl Earing)
As for Jane Fonda, no American actress approached her ability in the late 60s/70s -- The Shoot Horses, Klute, Julia, China Syndrome were major achievements.
I never liked her as much in Coming Home, and I thought that performance started her on a downward, "I must retell the story of my radicalization in every role" spiral. I actually think The Morning After is far and away her best film work post 1980 -- unfortunately contained inside a silly trifle.