The Bostonians (film)
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| Directed by | James Ivory |
| Produced by | Ismail Merchant |
| Written by | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala |
| Based on | The Bostonians by Henry James |
| Starring | Christopher Reeve Vanessa Redgrave Jessica Tandy Madeleine Potter Nancy Marchand Wesley Addy Barbara Bryne Linda Hunt Charles McCaughan Nancy New John Van Ness Philip Wallace Shawn |
| Music by | Richard Robbins |
| Cinematography | Walter Lassally |
| Distributed by | Almi Pictures (USA) |
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122 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,009,700[1] |
The Bostonians is a 1984 American romance drama film based on Henry James's novel of the same name. The film stars Vanessa Redgrave, Christopher Reeve, Madeleine Potter and Jessica Tandy. The movie received respectable reviews and showings at arthouse theaters in New York, London and other cities. Vanessa Redgrave received 1984 Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Actress, and the movie earned other award nominations for its costume design.
It was filmed in Boston, Martha's Vineyard, Belvedere Castle in Central Park, New York City, and Troy, New York.
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Cast
- Christopher Reeve - Basil Ransom
- Vanessa Redgrave - Olive Chancellor
- Jessica Tandy - Miss Birdseye
- Madeleine Potter - Verena Tarrant
- Nancy Marchand - Mrs. Burrage
- Wesley Addy - Dr. Tarrant
- Barbara Bryne - Mrs. Tarrant
- Linda Hunt - Dr. Prance
- Charles McCaughan - Music Hall Police Officer
- Nancy New - Adeline
- John Van Ness Philip - Henry Burrage
- Wallace Shawn - Mr. Pardon
Awards
1985 National Society of Film Critics
- Won: Best Actress - Vanessa Redgrave
1985 Golden Globes
- Nominated: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Vanessa Redgrave
1985 Academy Awards
- Nominated: Best Actress in a Leading Role - Vanessa Redgrave
- Nominated: Best Costume Design - Jenny Beavan, John Bright
1985 BAFTA Awards
- Nominated: Best Costume Design - Jenny Beavan, John Bright
Location
This film was principally photographed at:
- The Library of the Boston Athenaeum
- Gibson House Museum
- Beacon Hill, Boston
- Harvard University
- Chateau-sur-Mer, Newport, Rhode Island
- Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
- Central Park (including Belvedere Castle), New York City
- Martha's Vineyard
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Bostonians at IMDb
- The Bostonians at AllMovie
- The Bostonians at the TCM Movie Database
- Merchant Ivory Productions
Categories:
- Pages with broken file links
- 1984 films
- English-language films
- 1980s LGBT-related films
- British films
- Film4 Productions films
- Films based on American novels
- Films based on works by Henry James
- Films directed by James Ivory
- Films set in the 1880s
- Films shot in Massachusetts
- Films shot in New York City
- Merchant Ivory Productions films
