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1 online resource (streaming video file) (122 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
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Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
| Performer |
Christopher Reeve, Jessica Tandy, Madeleine Potter, Nancy Marchand, Vanessa Redgrave, Wallace Shawn |
| Event |
Originally produced by Cohen Film Collection in 1984. |
| Summary |
Boston, 1876: At a Women's Movement meeting, fiercely independent Olive (Vanessa Redgrave) becomes mentor to gifted young orator Verena (Madeleine Potter) - who soon attracts the amorous attentions of Olive's Southern cousin Basil (Christopher Reeve). The contesting demands of courtship and sapphic friendship in this love-triangle in all but name are further complicated by New York society matron Mrs. Burrage, who tries to secure Verena for her son. Merchant Ivory explores the subtle power struggles between sex, class and the Women's Movement at the heart of Henry James' classic novel with delicate precision and a marvelous sense of social milieu. Nominated for an **Academy Award** and **Golden Globe** for Best Actress (Vanessa Redgrave). *"''The Bostonians'' is, from its opening shot to last, a rare delight, a high comedy with tragic undertones, acted to passionate perfection by a cast of the best actors ever assembled by the Merchant-Ivory-Jhabvala team." - Vincent Canby, **The New York Times*** |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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In English |
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Motion pictures, Great Britain.
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Historical drama.
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Independent films.
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Drama.
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Motion pictures.
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Romance.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Ivory, James, film director.
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Reeve, Christopher, actor.
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Tandy, Jessica, actor.
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Potter, Madeleine, actor.
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Marchand, Nancy, actor.
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Redgrave, Vanessa, actor.
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Shawn, Wallace, actor.
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Cohen Film Collection (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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| Music No. |
6876919 Kanopy |
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