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)
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 (Nancy Marchand), 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. (Cohen Media Group)
(more)Cast
Christopher Reeve
USA
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Vanessa Redgrave
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Jessica Tandy
UK
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Madeleine Potter
USA
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Nancy Marchand
USA
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Wesley Addy
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Linda Hunt
USA
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Wallace Shawn
USA
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Jon Van Ness
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Charles McCaughan
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Barbara Bryne
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