“A Good Woman” (2004) is a 93 minute color movie, in English based on Oscar Wilde’s comedy “Lady Windermere’s Fan.” It is a comedy of manners where one woman, Mrs. Erlynne (Helen Hunt), sacrifices herself to save another Meg Windermere (Scarlett Johansson). In the movie Mrs. Erlynne is an American, come to England. It becomes clear that she is a gold digger looking for money from some, it doesn’t matter who, wealthy member of English society. Mrs. Erlynne is extremely beautiful and sexy. She dresses to accentuate her figure and invite attraction. Meg looks at her with envy. The men look at her with lust. In one scene Mrs. Windermere tries to invite interest to herself and buys an expensive Venetian gown only to find Mrs. Erlynne wears the same dress to the same party and is much more attractive than she is. When Meg Windermere discovers and that Mrs. Erlynne is receiving regular checks from Meg’s husband she becomes angry and plans a tryst with Lord Darlington. Mrs. Erlynne comes to the rescue and is rewarded for her efforts.
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Helen Hunt has become quite a good actress. She won a Best Actress for her portrayal of Melvin Udall’s waitress in “As Good As It Gets.” She starred opposite Tom Hanks in “Castaway,” Mel Gibson in “What Women Want,” and won several Best Actress Emmys for her role as Jamie in “Mad About You.” Her first television appearance was when she was ten years old in the TV movie “Pioneer Women.” In 1998 she became only the second actress to win an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and an Emmy in the same year. Remarkably she seems to get more beautiful each year.
