Directed by:
James IvoryScreenplay:
Ruth Prawer JhabvalaCinematography:
Walter LassallyCast:
Christopher Reeve, Vanessa Redgrave, Jessica Tandy, Madeleine Potter, Nancy Marchand, Wesley Addy, Linda Hunt, Wallace Shawn, Jon Van Ness, Charles McCaughan (more)Plots(1)
Academy Award®-winning actresses Jessica Tandy, Vanessa Redgrave and Linda Hunt headline an all-star cast alongside Christopher Reeve in this Merchant Ivory adaptation of Henry James's novel of political intrigue and forbidden romance in post-Civil War Boston. Olive Chancellor (Redgrave) finds her infatuation with young activist Verena Tarrant (Madeleine Potter) challenged by a Southern lawyer (Reeve) who also loves her. An intricately drawn study of the impact of women's suffrage on society, The Bostonians is also a lush evocation of the late 19th century, with dazzling cinematography by Walter Lassally and a memorable score by Richard Robbins. (Artificial Eye)
(more)Cast
![Christopher Reeve](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267370_56adcf.jpg)
Christopher Reeve
USA
Best movies:
The Remains of the Day (1993)
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
Noises Off... (1992)
![Vanessa Redgrave](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/544/162544391_8289b2.jpg)
Vanessa Redgrave
UK
Best movies:
Atonement (2007)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Blow-Up (1966)
![Jessica Tandy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/629/161629587_d08c9f.jpg)
Jessica Tandy
UK
Best movies:
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
The Valley of Decision (1945)
Madeleine Potter
USA
Best movies:
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Houdini (2014) (TV movie)
The Girl in the Café (2005) (TV movie)
![Nancy Marchand](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/713/161713218_5549aa.jpg)
Nancy Marchand
USA
Best movies:
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
North and South (1985) (series)
Me, Natalie (1969)
![Wesley Addy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/426/158426661_c74ae4.jpg)
Wesley Addy
USA
Best movies:
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Network (1976)
![Linda Hunt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/039/166039709_1d344d.jpg)
Linda Hunt
USA
Best movies:
Maverick (1994)
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Eleni (1985)
![Wallace Shawn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/433/162433399_3c314a.png)
Wallace Shawn
USA
Best movies:
Toy Story (1995)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Jon Van Ness
USA
Best movies:
Brubaker (1980)
The Natural (1984)
The Hitcher (1986)
Charles McCaughan
Best movies:
Waxwork (1988)
Heat and Dust (1983)
Slaves of New York (1989)
Barbara Bryne
UK
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Into the Woods (1991) (theatrical recording)
Two Evil Eyes (1990)