A Good Woman

***A Good Woman*** is a 2004 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Barker. The screenplay by Howard Himelstein is based on the 1892 play *Lady Windermere's Fan* by Oscar Wilde. It is the fourth screen version of the work, following a 1916 silent film using Wilde's original title, Ernst Lubitsch's 1925 version and Otto Preminger's 1949 adaptation entitled *The Fan*.

## Storyline

### Plot

A 1930s American socialite creates a scandal in the expatriate high society of the Amalfi Coast of Italy when she forms a secretive relationship with a wealthy American unbeknownst to his young wife.

### Genres

* Comedy
* Drama
* Romance

### Motion Picture Rating

* **Atp** (Argentina)
* **PG** (Australia)
* **PG** (Canada)
* **Tous publics** (France)
* **0** (Germany)
* **IIA** (Hong Kong)
* **PG** (Ireland)
* **T** (Italy)
* **G** (Japan)
* **AL** (Netherlands)
* **M/12** (Portugal)
* **PG** (Singapore)
* **12** (South Korea)
* **7** (Switzerland)
* **PG** (UK)
* **PG** (USA)

## Cast and Crew

### Writing Credits (WGA)

* Oscar Wilde (play)
* Howard Himelstein (screenplay)

### Cast

* Helen Hunt - Mrs. Stella Erlynne
* Scarlett Johansson - Meg Windermere
* Mark Umbers - Robert Windermere
* Stephen Campbell Moore - Lord Darlington
* Tom Wilkinson - Lord Augustus
* Milena Vukotic - Contessa Lucchino
* Roger Hammond - Cecil
* John Standing - Dumby
* Diana Hardcastle - Lady Plymdale
* Jane How - Mrs. Stutfield

### Producers

* Liam Badger (executive producer)
* Kimberly Barnes (associate producer) (as Kim Barnes)
* Roberto Bessi (co-producer)
* Mikael Borglund (executive producer)
* Hilary Davis (executive producer)
* Jimmy de Brabant (executive producer)
* Michael Dounaev (executive producer)
* Jonathan English (producer)
* Josh Evangelides (executive producer)
* Alan Greenspan (producer)
* Antonio Guadalupi (co-producer)
* Howard Himelstein (producer)
* Duncan Hopper (executive producer)
* Sara Janasz (assistant producer)
* Julie-Anne Lee Kinney (associate producer) (as Julie Anne Lee-Kinney)
* David Nichols (supervising producer)
* Denise O'Dell (co-producer)
* James Pass (assistant producer)
* Rupert Preston (executive producer)
* Sally Robinson (associate producer)
* Steven Siebert (producer)
* Fiona Spillard (assistant producer)

## Details

### Countries

* UK
* Italy
* Spain
* Luxembourg
* USA

### Language

* English
* Italian

### Release Dates

* September 15, 2004 (Canada) (Toronto International Film Festival)
* October 8, 2004 (France) (Dinard Festival of British Cinema)
* January 15, 2005 (Thailand) (Bangkok International Film Festival)
* May 1, 2005 (UK) (Commonwealth Film Festival)
* May 13, 2005 (UK)
* May 13, 2005 (Ireland)
* May 26, 2005 (Switzerland) (German speaking region)
* June 10, 2005 (Spain)
* June 23, 2005 (Australia)
* July 3, 2005 (Belgium) (Wilkinson American Movie Day)
* July 21, 2005 (Portugal)
* September 1, 2005 (Israel)
* September 7, 2005 (Belgium)
* September 10, 2005 (Japan) (Tokyo)
* October 2, 2005 (Greece) (Panorama of European Cinema)
* November 3, 2005 (Greece) (limited)
* November 25, 2005 (Turkey)
* December 1, 2005 (South Korea)
* December 2, 2005 (Poland)
* December 8, 2005 (Netherlands)
* December 15, 2005 (Germany)
* December 16, 2005 (Austria)
* January 20, 2006 (Mexico) (Mexico City)
* February 3, 2006 (USA) (limited)
* March 31, 2006 (Romania)
* June 22, 2006 (Hong Kong)
* August 3, 2006 (Czech Republic)
* September 1, 2006 (Italy)
* January 31, 2007 (Kuwait)
* June 29, 2007 (Colombia)
* September 19, 2007 (Egypt)

### Home Media Release Dates

* February 20, 2006 (UK) (DVD)
* June 13, 2006 (USA) (DVD)

## Reception

### Box office

*A Good Woman* grossed $6,878,433 worldwide.

### Critical response

The film has a 6.5 rating on IMDb and a 37% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

## Company Credits

### Production Companies

* Beyond Films (presents)
* Magic Hour Media (in association with)
* Thema Production (in association with)
* Meltemi Entertainment (co-production)
* Lighthouse Entertainment (co-production)
* A Good Woman UK (co-production)
* Buskin Film (co-production)
* Kanzaman (co-production)
* Matrix Film Finance (in association with)

### Distributors

* Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
* Buena Vista International (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
* Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (2005) (Spain) (theatrical)
* Lionsgate Films (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
* Paradiso Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
* Vertigo Films (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
* Vertigo Films (2005) (Ireland) (theatrical)
* Blue Sky Media (2006) (Czech Republic) (all media)
* Paramount Home Media Distribution (2006) (UK) (DVD)
* Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)

### Special Effects

* Double Negative (visual effects)
* Baseblack (visual effects)
* Capital FX (titles and opticals)
* M.A.G. Special Effects

## Trivia

* Joseph Fiennes was originally offered the role of Lord Darlington, but turned it down to play Bassanio in Michael Radford's adaptation of *The Merchant of Venice* (2004).

## Connections

### Referenced in

* *Be Kind Rewind* (2008) - DVD and video case are shown.