A Good Woman

"Seduction. Sex. Scandal."

May 13 2005 PG 1h 33m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Fleeing 1930s New York and leaving behind a chequered past, the giltzy divorcee Mrs Stella Erlynne travels to Italy's sun-dappled Amalfi coast. Mrs Erlynne's appearance causes a stir amongst the visiting aristocracy. Based on the Oscar Wilde play "Lady Windemere's Fan."

Plot

In 1930, Mrs. Erlynne (Helen Hunt), who describes herself as poor and infamous, driven from New York City society by jealous wives, sees a news photo of wealthy Lord Windermere (Mark Umbers) and his young wife (Scarlett Johansson). She heads for the Amalfi Coast to be amongst the rich and famous for "the season" and to snare Mr. Windermere. Gossips twitter as he spends his afternoons with her, his wife blissfully innocent as she blushingly fends off attentions from a young English nobleman, an international playboy who thinks he's in love. Mrs. Erlynne is also pursued by a worldly-wise older English nobleman. Mrs. Windermere's twentieth birthday party approaches, where all plays out amidst numerous amoral Wildean aphorisms.

Written by

Oscar Wilde, Howard Himelstein

Directed by

Mike Barker

Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom, Spain, Luxembourg, Italy

Production Companies

Beyond Films

Languages

Lietuviu, Italiano, English

Awards

3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
14,723
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
53
Popularity
NA