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Actors: Vanessa Redgrave, Christopher Reeve, Jessica Tandy, Wesley Addy, Madeleine Potter, Linda Hunt
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Bostonians |
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Based on Henry James novel, THE BOSTONIANS is a movie directed by James Ivory in 1984. The picture earned two nominations for the Academy Awards.
The setting is Boston in 1875. Olive Chancellor is a wealthy suffragette who takes under her wings the young Verena Tarrant after having listened to one of her speeches.
She decides to educate the young woman and to prepare her for a glorious future dedicated to the cause of women's rights. The lawyer Basil Ransome will also fall in love with Verena who's soon torn between her love with the young man and her affection for the excluse Olive Chancellor.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Bostonians |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 19th century
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- girls fighting for rights
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- simply wealthy
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) muscular
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Forest?
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- Boston
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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