Washington Square Movie Review 1997

Adaptation of Henry James' novel, which was previously filmed as "The Heiress." Set in 19th-century New York City (filmed in Baltimore), wealthy spinster Catherine Sloper (Leigh), against the will of her overbearing father (Finney), is pursued by a handsome fortune hunter (Chaplin). Director Holland tends to bluntly simplify James' complex undertones, and Leigh's facial ticks can't equal "The Heiress'" Olivia de Havilland's painful plainness; nonetheless, definitely worth seeing.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS
Running time 115 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Period Piece: 19th Century, Books to Film: Henry James, New York, New York, Bad Dads, Women

Screenplay

Carol Doyle

Cast

Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ben Chaplin, Albert Finney, Maggie Smith, Judith Ivey, Betsy Brantley, Jennifer Garner, Peter Maloney, Robert Stanton, Scott Jaeck

Cinematography

Jerzy Zielinski

Director

Agnieszka Holland

Music

Jan A.P. Kaczmarek