Die Damen aus Boston (1984)
Im Jahr 1875 kommt Basil Ransome auf Einladung seiner Tante Olive Chancellor aus New York nach Boston. Dort lernt er die Frauenbewegung kennen, die kompromisslos für die Gleichstellung von Mann und Frau kämpft. Geistige Initiatorin der Bewegung ist Olive, der aber jedes Talent zur freien Rede fehlt. So bedient sie sich der jungen und attraktiven Verena Tattant, die vor ihren Auftritten von ihrem Vater Dr. Tarrant flammende Reden für die Frauenbewegung hält. Zwischen den beiden Frauen entwichkelt sich eine sehr intensive Freundschaft. Basil selbst ist ein Gegener der Frauenbewegung. Er verliebt sich jedoch in Verena und bedroht somit die enge Beziehung der beiden Frauen. Damit stürzt er die junge Frau in große Verwirrung...
Der Regisseur:
James Ivory
Der Autor:
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
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Christopher Reeve as Basil Ransome |
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Vanessa Redgrave as Olive Chancellor |
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Jessica Tandy as Miss Birdseye |
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Madeleine Potter as Verena Tarrant |
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Nancy Marchand as Mrs. Burrage |
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Wesley Addy as Dr. Tarrant |
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Barbara Bryne as Mrs. Tarrant |
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Linda Hunt as Dr. Prance |
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Charles McCaughan as Music Hall Policeman |
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Nancy New as Adeline |
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Jon Van Ness as Henry Burrage |
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Wallace Shawn as Mr. Pardon |
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Peter Bogyo as Mr. Gracie |
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Martha Farrar as Mrs. Farrinder |
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Dusty Maxwell as Newton Tarrant |
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J. Lee Morgan as Music Hall Official |
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De French as Patient |
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Maura Moynihan as Henrietta Stackpole |
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June Mitchell as Maid |
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Lee H. Doyle as Mr. Filer |
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Janet Cicchese as Irish Washerwoman |
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Scott Kradolfer as Tough Boy |
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Jane Manners as Maid |
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David Beyer as Organist |
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James Huston as Photographer |
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Timothy J. Richard as Delivery Boy |
| Directing | James Ivory | Director |
| Camera | Walter Lassally | Director of Photography |
| Production | Paul Bradley | Associate Producer |
| Production | Ted Morley | Production Manager |
| Production | Michael S. Landes | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Bright | Costume Design |
| Art | Richard Elton | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Richard Robbins | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Tom Walden | Art Direction |
| Directing | David Appleton | Assistant Director |
| Art | Don Carpentier | Art Direction |
| Production | Connie Kaiserman | Associate Producer |
| Production | Albert Schwartz | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Beavan | Costume Design |
| Art | Leo Austin | Production Design |
| Writing | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala | Screenplay |
| Writing | Henry James | Novel |
| Editing | Katherine Wenning | Editor |
| Editing | Mark Potter Jr. | Editor |
| Production | Ismail Merchant | Producer |
