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
USA
Best movies:
The Remains of the Day (1993)
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
Noises Off... (1992)
Vanessa Redgrave
UK
Best movies:
Atonement (2007)
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Blow-Up (1966)
Jessica Tandy
UK
Best movies:
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
The Birds (1963)
Madeleine Potter
USA
Best movies:
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Nancy Marchand
USA
Best movies:
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North and South (1985) (series)
Me, Natalie (1969)
Wesley Addy
USA
Best movies:
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Network (1976)
Linda Hunt
USA
Best movies:
Maverick (1994)
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Eleni (1985)
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)