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The Bostonians

A Boston feminist and a conservative Southern lawyer contend for the heart and mind of a beautiful and bright girl unsure of her future.

Director

James Ivory

Year

Genre

Box Office

$1,009,700

Production

Merchant Ivory Productions

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 1 win & 8 nominations total

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Basil Ransome

Christopher Reeve

Olive Chancellor

Vanessa Redgrave

Miss Birdseye

Verena Tarrant

Madeleine Potter

Mrs. Burrage

Dr. Tarrant

Mrs. Tarrant

Dr. Prance

Music Hall Policeman

Charles McCaughan

Adeline

Henry Burrage

Mr. Pardon

Mr. Gracie

Mrs, Farrinder

Newton Tarrant

Music Hall Official

Patient

Henrietta Stackpole

Maid

Mr. Filer

Irish Washerwoman

Tough Boy

Scott Kradolfer

Maid

Organist

Extra

Paul De Stefano

Photographer

Delivery boy

Timothy J. Richard

Extra

Joely Richardson

New York socialite

Christopher Childs

Extra

New York socialite

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Dr. Prance Olive Chancellor Basil Ransome

Your cousin looks like a genius my dear - The Bostonians

Your cousin looks like a genius my dear

I was certain you would come.
I felt it all day. Something told me. - The Bostonians

I was certain you would come. I felt it all day. Something t...

Come away with me
and I'll explain her as we go. - The Bostonians

Come away with me and I'll explain her as we go.

I must get away from here. - The Bostonians

I must get away from here.

"Entsagen sollst du, sollst entsagen. " - The Bostonians

"Entsagen sollst du, sollst entsagen. "

"I feel I am something of
a novice upon this platform. - The Bostonians

"I feel I am something of a novice upon this platform.

What if I were to ask you to give up
your parents, everything... - The Bostonians

What if I were to ask you to give up your parents, everythin...

? When I was a child - The Bostonians

? When I was a child

Newton, never start a fight
you can't finish. - The Bostonians

Newton, never start a fight you can't finish.

Our next session will be on Thursday. - The Bostonians

Our next session will be on Thursday.

It's time for Miss Verena to press
forward. I want to see her in a front seat. - The Bostonians

It's time for Miss Verena to press forward. I want to s...

The American public want to hear
Miss Verena, and they shall hear her. - The Bostonians

The American public want to hear Miss Verena, and they shall...

Promise me not to marry. - The Bostonians

Promise me not to marry.

Leave us alone, entirely alone for a year,
and I'll write you another. - The Bostonians

Leave us alone, entirely alone for a year, and I'll wri...

Won't Verena tell her? - The Bostonians

Won't Verena tell her?

- Miss Birdseye, I hope to see you again.
- I'm always about the streets of Boston. - The Bostonians

- Miss Birdseye, I hope to see you again. - I'm always ...

I've decided to show you
Harvard College - The Bostonians

I've decided to show you Harvard College

It's a pity you can't sympathize - The Bostonians

It's a pity you can't sympathize

Now mind, if you don't like
what's in here, it isn't my fault. - The Bostonians

Now mind, if you don't like what's in here, it isn...

Come hither! Come here! - The Bostonians

Come hither! Come here!

I hope with all my heart you never marry,
but not because you promise me. - The Bostonians

I hope with all my heart you never marry, but not because yo...

"The editor regrets... " - The Bostonians

"The editor regrets... "

Dear, how lovely you look. - The Bostonians

Dear, how lovely you look.

Are you a member?
I didn't know you'd joined. - The Bostonians

Are you a member? I didn't know you'd joined.

Number 11, West 10th Street. - The Bostonians

Number 11, West 10th Street.

- Now you suffer.
- Yes, you can make me suffer. - The Bostonians

- Now you suffer. - Yes, you can make me suffer.

I found this note when I came home. - The Bostonians

I found this note when I came home.

Why do you make me say
such conceited things? - The Bostonians

Why do you make me say such conceited things?

Look here, Olive Chancellor,
we can go home tomorrow if you want. - The Bostonians

Look here, Olive Chancellor, we can go home tomorrow if you ...

You paid your visit to Mrs. Burrage. - The Bostonians

You paid your visit to Mrs. Burrage.

Olive Chancellor... - The Bostonians

Olive Chancellor...

? For is it not the glorious fourth - The Bostonians

? For is it not the glorious fourth

Well, I guess I go back a long way. - The Bostonians

Well, I guess I go back a long way.

? Columbia's free men brave - The Bostonians

? Columbia's free men brave

This is a charming place. - The Bostonians

This is a charming place.

Where's Mr. Ransom? I hope you
haven't pushed him overboard. - The Bostonians

Where's Mr. Ransom? I hope you haven't pushed him ...

Mr. Ransom, you have one hour. - The Bostonians

Mr. Ransom, you have one hour.

Hello! - The Bostonians

You know... - The Bostonians

What a pity it is
that you can't say "damn. " - The Bostonians

What a pity it is that you can't say "damn. "

Hello. - The Bostonians

Don't you understand - The Bostonians

Don't you understand

If you don't want me to appear in
the musical, you'll have to kidnap me. - The Bostonians

If you don't want me to appear in the musical, you'...

Verena, hurry, it's Miss Birdseye.
Get back to the house. - The Bostonians

Verena, hurry, it's Miss Birdseye. Get back to the hous...

She asked to be buried here. - The Bostonians

She asked to be buried here.

Verena. Oh, Verena. - The Bostonians

Verena. Oh, Verena.

You must believe me, Olive.
My choice is made. You know that. - The Bostonians

You must believe me, Olive. My choice is made. You know that...

Ten minutes. That will give me time
to finish my letter to Miss Peabody. - The Bostonians

Ten minutes. That will give me time to finish my letter to M...

- Has Miss Tarrant returned?
- No, ma'am, not yet. - The Bostonians

- Has Miss Tarrant returned? - No, ma'am, not yet.

Verena! - The Bostonians

I'm sorry to disturb you. I'd hoped
for a moment I might see Miss Tarrant. - The Bostonians

I'm sorry to disturb you. I'd hoped for a moment I...

It's nerves. - The Bostonians

Calm yourself. - The Bostonians

We're together, you and I.
We're together, Verena. - The Bostonians

We're together, you and I. We're together, Verena.

I guess you'd better be quiet. - The Bostonians

I guess you'd better be quiet.

There's a lot of dollars out there waiting. - The Bostonians

There's a lot of dollars out there waiting.

We want Verena!
We want Verena! - The Bostonians

We want Verena! We want Verena!

As soon as I saw you, I was paralyzed. - The Bostonians

As soon as I saw you, I was paralyzed.

Where will we go? What will we do? - The Bostonians

Where will we go? What will we do?

I will take her place. - The Bostonians

I will take her place.

Ladies and gentlemen,
colleagues and friends, - The Bostonians

Ladies and gentlemen, colleagues and friends,

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A Boston feminist and a conservative Southern lawyer contend for the heart and mind of a beautiful and bright girl unsure of her future.

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Director: James Ivory

Writer: Henry James, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Production: Merchant Ivory Productions

Genre: drama, romance

Year: 1984

MetaScore: 59/100

ImdbRating: 6.3

BoxOffice: $1,009,700

Released: 05 Oct 1984

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 1 win & 8 nominations total

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