
Catherine Sloper (Jennifer Jason Leigh) has found the man of her dreams in Morris Townsend (Ben Chaplin), but her plans to marry him are strongly opposed by her father, Dr. Austin Sloper (Albert Finney), who believes Townsend is only interested in his daughter for her money. But Catherine is determined to follow her heart, even if she loses her inheritance in the process. But just what are Townsend's intentions?... (Full plot summary below)
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Catherine Sloper (Jennifer Jason Leigh) has found the man of her dreams in Morris Townsend (Ben Chaplin), but her plans to marry him are strongly opposed by her father, Dr. Austin Sloper (Albert Finney), who believes Townsend is only interested in his daughter for her money. But Catherine is determined to follow her heart, even if she loses her inheritance in the process. But just what are Townsend's intentions?
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| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatRegisters strongly on the emotions as a poignant and powerful meditation upon loss. |
| NewsweekDavid AnsenHolland's passionate version may be truer to James. He'd be startled by its earthiness, but he'd recognize these bruised, complex hearts as his own. |
| The New York Review of BooksLouis MenandIf you are going to have an appealing Townsend you may as well have a distinctive Catherine. When they are sitting side by side playing piano duets, or kissing passionately in the parlor while the doctor is out, they make believable lovers. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkThere's isn't much tension here, and, if anything, the film is stolen by Maggie Smith and Judith Ivey as Finney's sisters. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittJennifer Jason Leigh shows a surprising flair for modest, introspective moods in Agnieszka Holland's deftly directed adaptation of Henry James's quietly compassionate novel. |
| Nick's Flick PicksNick DavisWashington Square comes closer than did The Heiress to what James originally wrote: an elegy to a woman whom few people notice and no one loves. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonNot even the usually twinkle-eyed Maggie Smith, here playing Catherine's aunt, can buoy the material. |
| User Reviewobscene cThis was a very surprising movie. I enjoyed it a lot. Not predictable like I expected. Totally recommend it :) |
| User ReviewRuby KI like this movie.The end was great.I liked how it concluded:the bittersweet,so dignified. Catherine Sloper: You treated me badly. I felt it very much. I felt it for years. It made a great change in my life. But I can't talk about it. Morris Townsend: Why didn't you marry then. Levinia tells me there've been chances. Catherine Sloper: I didn't wish to marry. Yes. Morris Townsend: You had nothing to gain. Catherine Sloper: I had nothing to gain. What ever else happened, I did, I did love once. Well, actually. Morris Townsend: Do you hate me? Catherine Sloper: No. But please don't come here again. |
| User ReviewWS Wi dnt think she would ever forgive him.. noce story |