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The Bostonians( 1984)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Christopher Reeve

      Basil Ransome

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      Vanessa Redgrave

      Olive Chancellor

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      Jessica Tandy

      Miss Birdseye

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      Madeleine Potter

      Verena Tarrant

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      Nancy Marchand

      Mrs. Burrage

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      Wesley Addy

      Dr. Tarrant

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      Barbara Bryne

      Mrs. Tarrant

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      Linda Hunt

      Dr. Prance

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      Charles McCaughan

      Music Hall Policeman

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      Nancy New

      Adeline

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      Jon Van Ness

      Henry Burrage

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      Wallace Shawn

      Mr. Pardon

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      Peter Bogyo

      Mr. Gracie

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      Martha Farrar

      Mrs. Farrinder

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      Dusty Maxwell

      Newton Tarrant

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      J. Lee Morgan

      Music Hall Official

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      De French

      Patient

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      Maura Moynihan

      Henrietta Stackpole

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      June Mitchell

      Maid

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      Lee H. Doyle

      Mr. Filer

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      Janet Cicchese

      Irish Washerwoman

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      Scott Kradolfer

      Tough Boy

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      Jane Manners

      Maid

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      David Beyer

      Organist

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      James Huston

      Photographer

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      Timothy J. Richard

      Delivery Boy

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu 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 ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • boston, massachusetts
    • lawyer
    • feminist
    • post civil war
    • 19th century