The Bostonians / Merchant Ivory Productions ; produced by Ismail Merchant ; screenplay, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala ; directed by James Ivory.



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Originally released as a motion picture in 1984. A novel by Henry James. Board of Film Censors, Singapore: PG. Director of photography, Walter Lassally ; editors, Katherine Wenning, Mark Potter, Jr. ; music, Richard Robbins. Christopher Reeve, Vanessa Redgrave, Jessica Tandy, Nancy Marchand, Linda Hunt, Madeleine Potter. English subtitles for the hearing impaired.

Title
The Bostonians / Merchant Ivory Productions ; produced by Ismail Merchant ; screenplay, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala ; directed by James Ivory.
Artist
Merchant, Ismail.
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Language
English
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Video Recording
Abstract
Olive, a militant 19th century suffragette, takes on the education of a young girl with the gift of oratory. Olive hopes to use her gift for the feminist cause, but finds her student involved in a love triangle with Basil Ransom, a young lawyer from Mississippi, who is strongly opposed to the feminists in Boston.
Year
2003
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