A Merchant Ivory adaptation of Henry James’ novel in which the young, but charismatic Verena is forced to choose between her loyalty to the women’s suffragette movement, represented by her mentor, Olive (Vanessa Redgrave), and the passionate attention of Olive’s cousin (Christopher Reeve) who represents everything that Olive abhors. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala adapted the novel for the screen and the film co-stars Linda Hunt and Jessica Tandy.
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ACMI Identifier
304326
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Feminism
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)