The Wings of the Dove

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Movie 1997 102 min

Kate is secretly betrothed to a struggling journalist, Merton Densher. But she knows her Aunt Maude will never approve of the match, since Kate's deceased mother has lost all her money in a marriage to a degenerate opium addict. When Kate meets a terminally ill American heiress named Millie traveling through Europe, she comes up with a conniving plan to have both love and wealth.

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Provisional estimate — not yet fully analyzed. R (US)

Likely present: Romance & relationshipsHeavy emotional content

The plot involves a secret engagement, family disapproval, and a plan to gain wealth and love.

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