The Bostonians [DVDrecording]. [The Bostonians Productions, Ltd.?] ; Merchant Ivory Productions presents ; directed by James Ivory ; produced by Ismail Merchant ; screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.
Copyright notice on videodisc label: The Bostonians Company, Ltd. ; 1984. Copyright: the Bostonians Productions, Ltd. Appl. au.: the Bostonians Productions, Ltd. NM: motion picture version of novel. DCR 1984; PUB 2Aug84; REG 28Dec84; PA273-503. From the novel by Henry James. LC copy is videodisc reissue copy of U.S. release copy. On videodisc jacket: Vestron Video VL5067. Possible videodisc reissue date from copyright notice on videodisc label for videodisc package design and summary. Sources used: videodisc jacket and label; copyright data base. Summary taken from videodisc jacket. Cast: Christopher Reeve (Basil Ransom), Vanessa Redgrave (Olive), Jessica Tandy, Nancy Marchand, Linda Hunt, Madeleine Potter (Verena).
Summary:
In 19th century Boston, Olive, a militant New England suffragette, takes on the education of Verena, a brilliantly gifted but naive young woman. Verena is the daughter of a dubious faith healer, who has had her on tour to display her strange gift of oratory on public platforms. Olive wants to mold and use this gift for the feminist cause. But Verena is also loved by Basil Ransom, an impecunious young lawyer from Mississippi with views strenuously opposed to the Boston feminists but a will as strong as any of them. The contest is met between Basil and Olive and the prize is Verena, who loves both of them and must steel herself for a passionate choice.
LCCN:
96516197
Locations:
HRPE845 -- Sioux Center Public Library (Sioux Center)
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