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)
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I had a problem with this Henry James transcript. The subject matter is interesting, the production design is decent, Vanessa Redgrave as a mature actress is worth watching, but the adaptation is just weak. There are a number of other Ivory films and James novels to compare with, and this result is simply not encouraging.
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