BOSTONIANS - DVD-MERCHANT IVORY COLLECTION

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• Release Year: 1984
• Genre: Drama; Romance
• Plot: Adapted by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala from the novel by Henry James, Merchant/Ivory's The Bostonians is set among the Back Bay uppercrust of the 19th century. Basil Ransom (Christopher Reeve), bored by his opulent lifestyle and his 'proper' friends, is fascinated by his cousin, outspoken suffragette Olive Chancellor (Vanessa Redgrave). Basil and Olive's mutual friend is likeable, gregarious Verena Tannant (Madeleine Potter). Soon a triangle develops, albeit an unorthodox one: Basil and Olive both find themselves pursuing Verena, Basil because he is in love with her, and Olive because she wants to exploit Verena's social connections and gift for public speaking to promote her own political ideology. Lurking in the background is Verena's true love, poor-but-honest attorney Henry Burrage (John Van Ness).
• Cast: Christopher Reeve; Vanessa Redgrave; Jessica Tandy; Madeleine Potter; Nancy Marchand; Wesley Addy; Barbara Bryne; Linda Hunt; Charles McCaughan; Nancy New; Jon Van Ness; Wallace Shawn; Peter Bogyo; Martha Farrar; Dusty Maxwell; J. Lee Morgan; De French; Maura Moynihan; June Mitchell; Lee H. Doyle; Janet Cicchese; Scott Kradolfer; Jane Manners; David Beyer; James Huston; Timothy J. Richard; Christopher Childs; Janice Irwin; David Montee; James Ivory; Henry James; Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
• Director: James Ivory
• Runtime: 2:00
• Company: Rhino
• Media Format: Movie