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  1. The Bostonians is a 1984 romantic drama period film directed by James Ivory. The screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala is based on the 1886 American novel The Bostonians by Henry James . The film stars Vanessa Redgrave , Christopher Reeve , Madeleine Potter , and Jessica Tandy .

  2. "The Bostonians" is by the veteran producer-director-writer team of Ismail Merchant, James Ivory, and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, who collaborated on a 1979 film version of Henry James's The Europeans. This is a much better film, intelligent and subtle and open to the underlying tragedy of a woman who does not know what she wants, a man who does not ...

  3. Based on Henry James' novel, Merchant-Ivory's The Bostonians tells the story of Olive Chancellor, a 19th-century Boston woman dedicated to the suffrage movement who takes Verena Tarrant, a...

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    • James Ivory
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  5. The Bostonians (1984) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

  6. Film Details. Also Known As. Bostonians. MPAA Rating. Genre. Drama. Historical. Release Date. 1984. Technical Specs. Duration. 2h 2m. TCM Emails. A bored lawyer and a suffragette vie for the attentions of a faith healer's charismatic daughter.

    • James Ivory
    • Scott Kradolfer
  7. The Bostonians (4K Restoration) | Official US Trailer. THE BOSTONIANS tells the story of a young woman caught in a tricky romantic drama between a womens suffrage activist and a conservative Southern lawyer in a post-Civil War Boston. The film tackles the idea of forbidden romance, changing political landscapes, and class issues, based on the ...

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  8. Synopsis. Mississippi lawyer and Civil War veteran, Basil Ransom, visits his cousin Olive Chancellor in Boston. She takes him to a political meeting where Verena Tarrant delivers a feminist speech. Ransom, a strong conservative, is annoyed by the speech but fascinated with the speaker. Olive, who never has set eyes on Verena, is equally fascinated.

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