Jane Austen in Manhattan

The Resource Jane Austen in Manhattan
Label
Jane Austen in Manhattan
Statement of responsibility
Merchant Ivory Productions presents ; written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala ; produced by Ismail Merchant ; directed by James Ivory
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • Rival theater companies compete to produce their own unique versions of Jane Austen's childhood play, 'Sir Charles Grandison'. George Midash buys the plays manuscript at Sotheby's for Pierre, the head of the avant-garde theater troupe. Another troupe, headed by the traditional Lilianna Zorska, strives to produce their own version of the play. In her first role, a young actress is manipulated by Pierre to join his company. When Lilianna decides to match wits with Pierre, events begin to mirror those that occur with the play itself
  • Venice: Short history of the city of Venice as seen through works of art and picturesque glimpses of the city at the time of filming. Director James Ivory's first film and Master's Thesis, completed at the USC film school
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Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Ernest Vincze ; editor, David E. McKenna ; music score, Richard Robbins ; costume designer, Jenny Beavan ; production designer, Jeremiah Rusconi
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Not rated
Language note
Closed-captioned
PerformerNote
Anne Baxter, Robert Powell, Michael Wager, Sean Young, Tim Choate, John Guerrasio, Katrina Hodiak, Kurt Johnson, Philip Lenkowsky
Runtime
111
Series statement
Merchant Ivory collection
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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