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The Bostonians (1984)

May 01, 1984 Drama, Romance 2h 2m
55%
User Score
6.2/10
81%
59/100

An intimate and exquisite probe of the feminist heart.

Overview

A bored lawyer and a suffragette vie for the attention of a faith healer's charismatic daughter.

James Ivory
Director
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Christopher Reeve
Christopher Reeve

Basil Ransome
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave

Olive Chancellor
Jessica Tandy
Jessica Tandy

Miss Birdseye
Madeleine Potter
Madeleine Potter

Verena Tarrant
Nancy Marchand
Nancy Marchand

Mrs. Burrage
Wesley Addy
Wesley Addy

Dr. Tarrant
Barbara Bryne
Barbara Bryne

Mrs. Tarrant
Linda Hunt
Linda Hunt

Dr. Prance
Charles McCaughan
Charles McCaughan

Music Hall Policeman

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written on May 23, 2024

There's a lovely line in this otherwise unremarkable adaptation of the Henry James novel from Vanessa Redgrave who announces something along the lines of being eternally grateful for not having the vote! It did make me smile. That, sadly, is about all that did as we trudge through this stylish but turgid story of the embryonic American suffragette movement. Amidst this struggle for enfranchisement, the bright "Verena" (Madeleine Potter) is facing the affections of the more traditional "Basil" (Christopher Reeve), himself a man who she ought to have little time for. Might there be the slightest chance that something might develop between them? Initially, there is some sparky conversation amongst the well-heeled citizens and there is potency in some of the dialogue, but boy - after about hal...

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