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The Bostonians(Movie, 1984)

2h 2min | Genres: Drama, Romance / Love
The BostoniansRating: 2.5/5 (with 1414 votes)
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. The Bostonians was released in the United States on 2 August 1984. The film received respectable reviews and nominations by the Golden Globe Awards, Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards, and won Golden Peacock (Best Film) at the 10th International Film Festival of India. ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Bostonians

Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Costume Design

About The Bostonians

A bored lawyer and a suffragette vie for the attention of a faith healer's charismatic daughter.

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Additional Information

Plays in: Boston
Based on the work of: Henry James ("The Bostonians")
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 13 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 10/02/1984 (World premiere: 05/01/1984)
Director: James Ivory
Producer: Ismail Merchant
Director of Photography: Walter Lassally
Composer: Richard Robbins
Costume designer: Jenny Beavan
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Las bostonianas"

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