In the past year, The Portrait Of A Lady , Washington Square , and now The Wings Of The Dove have come to the big screen.
Wings is by far the most successful of the three.
James' novel deals with the restructuring of society in Britain that occured around the turn of the century, and its effects on the characters involved. Helena Bonham Carter is Kate, a woman who has just recently come into wealth after her mother died and her snobbish aunt took her in. Millie also is quite taken with Kate's boyfriend Merton. As Kate watches her plan slowly unravel, she does what she can to save her relationship despite the consequences. Highly touted as a possible Oscar nominee, Helena Bonham Carter, who I have always thought a very talented actress, turns in a great performance.