Movie Review
The Golden Bowl
by David Ng
With its length and complexity, The Golden Bowl represents the pinnacle of the Jamesian cannon. If you’re not a Jamesian scholar or fan, chances are you haven’t read it, or even heard of it. Never mind. The new Merchant-Ivory Productions adaptation is completely accessible, and it stars such familiar faces as Uma Thurman and Nick Nolte. The convoluted plot has been trimmed to a manageable 135 minutes (a little-seen 1973 BBC adaptation spans 4 hours). Rest assured, you won’t get lost in the story. But will you be moved?