The Bostonians /

Olive, a militant 19th century suffragette, takes on the education of a young girl with the gift of oratory. Olive hopes to use her gift for the feminist cause, but finds her student involved in a love triangle with Basil Ransom, a young lawyer from Mississippi, who is strongly opposed to the femini...

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Corporate Author: Bostonians Company, Ltd
Other Authors: Ivory, James, James, Henry, 1843-1916, Merchant, Ismail, Redgrave, Vanessa, 1937-, Reeve, Christopher, 1952-2004, Tandy, Jessica
Format: Unknown
Language:English
Published: Stamford, CT : Vestron Video, c1985
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Summary:Olive, a militant 19th century suffragette, takes on the education of a young girl with the gift of oratory. Olive hopes to use her gift for the feminist cause, but finds her student involved in a love triangle with Basil Ransom, a young lawyer from Mississippi, who is strongly opposed to the feminists in Boston
Item Description:Based on the novel "The Bostonians" by Henry James
Videocassette release of the 1984 motion picture by The Bostonians Company, Ltd
"VA5067"
Physical Description:1 videocassette (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in
Format:VHS format
Production Credits:Executive producers, Michael Landes, Albert Schwartz ; director, James Ivory ; screenplay, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala ; producer, Ismail Merchant ; music, Richard Robbins