Lions Gate is a busy little studio today! They have released another movie poster; this time it’s A Good Woman starring Helen Hunt, Scarlett Johannson and Tom Wilkinson. The romantic comedy is based on Oscar Wilde’s “Lady Windermere’s Fan”. I’m sure many of you have seen this play. Sadly I have not. I was busy cracking bones in various team sports. For you other manly men, here is the studio’s description of A Good Woman: “Set in the 1930s on the beautiful shores of the Italian Riviera, A Good Woman follows the seductive Mrs. Erlynne (Hunt), scorned by many as a 'woman of ill repute,' leaves New York for the Amalfi coast, where she hopes to find a new 'patron' among the vacationing aristocrats. The mean-spirited gossip stirred up by Mrs. Erlynne's arrival isn't enough to dissuade the jovial, kind-hearted Lord Augustus (Wilkinson) from falling in love with her. But Mrs. Erlynne has already set her sights on the married Robert Windermere (Mark Umbers), a wealthy young American who falls quickly under her spell. Windermere's faithful wife, Meg (Johansson), is herself distracted by the flirtatious overtures of Lord Darlington (Stephen Campbell Moore), a notorious playboy. But when she learns of her husband's blossoming affair, Meg resorts to drastic measures, with unexpected consequences for everyone involved.”
Hmm.. sounds just…lovely. The poster is definitely unique though. I like the colors even if I don’t think you can tell who the actors are. But, it has the look of a theatre program which is a nice touch.
A Good Woman, directed by Mike Barker, debuts on Sept 16th.
