TV series
The Golden Bowl
1972 · 1 season
A restrained, talk-heavy period drama where polite surfaces hide quiet psychological warfare; patient viewers are rewarded with subtle emotional tension.
- Created by
- Jack Pulman
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Barry Morse, Jill Townsend, Daniel Massey
- Overview
- Wealthy American widower Adam Verver and his daughter Maggie live a refined life in Europe, surrounded by art. Maggie marries impoverished Italian Prince Amerigo, while Adam marries Maggie's friend Charlotte Stant. The Prince and Charlotte are having an affair, which Maggie discovers and navigates through a silent, psychological battle of wills, ultimately using her cunning to preserve her marriage and protect her father.
- How it feels
- Tense, melancholic, cynical and romantic. Slow-burning and demanding.
- About
- Betrayal, family, love, deception
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Jack Pulman
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Barry Morse, Jill Townsend, Daniel Massey
