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The Chaperone

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Louise Brooks is a rebellious 15-year-old schoolgirl who dreams of fame and fortune in the early 1920s. She soon gets her chance when she travels to New York to study with a leading dance troupe for the summer -- accompanied by a watchful chaperone.
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The Chaperone is inspired by a potentially interesting real-life story, but loses its sharpest and timeliest angles in the telling.

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Leslie Felperin Guardian All the corny romance stuff is about as intrinsic to the film’s soft appeal as the scrupulously well-made frocks, encompassing late Edwardian lace and flapper-style dropwaist numbers, and dozens of well-turned cloche hats. Rated: 3/5 Feb 15, 2022 Full Review Verne Gay Newsday If "The Chaperone" accomplishes anything, that will be to send viewers scrambling to Google to learn more about this extraordinary woman. Rated: 2/4 Nov 22, 2019 Full Review John Anderson Wall Street Journal I'm not an Elizabeth McGovern completist, but it may be the best thing she's ever done. Nov 22, 2019 Full Review Charles Koplinski Reel Talk with Chuck and Pam Going into this film, I expected a typical stoic period piece, only to be emotionally riveted by the unfolding story. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Nov 20, 2020 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills ... it's a pleasant, moderately touching film ... Oct 21, 2020 Full Review Steven Prokopy Third Coast Review Neither of their stories seems essential as a record of Hollywood history, but combined there's something captivating as the film weaves tales of lost innocence and shifting morals. Rated: 2.5/4 Jul 21, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Noourhan A. Such a good film about a great actress it’s really a great story about breaking boundaries and living for ourselves and our happiness The filming and the story telling were average Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/27/25 Full Review Daniel G Really nice period piece, with acting that was clearly a work of love and dedication of the professionals involved, with a pretty soundtrack and good rythm. Not really world-changing or having some all-encompassing message. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/19/22 Full Review Frances H Elizabeth McGovern really made this movie special as both the chaperone and the young Louise Brooks made their own journeys of discovery one summer in the 1920s in new Yorik. Both women find what they want and the chaperone comes to her charges rescue in their later lives as well. Very well done! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/18/22 Full Review tom m This was reasonably entertaining. I'm a fan of Elizabeth McGovern and she did not disappoint in this film. Not a great film, but entertaining enough. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Elizabeth McGovern is such a sensitive actor, always a pleasure to watch, and the script gives her enough to work with, though it could be a good deal better. Haley Richardson is fine in the role of Louise Brooks but I really didn't get Geza Rohrig in this, first of all he's supposed to be German and he clearly is Eastern European do the filmmakers have so little respect for the audience that they don't think we can tell the difference? His lines seem to be muffled as well. He's a good actor, but seems miscast here. A passing TV drama, an interesting idea and McGovern lifts it, but overall disappointing. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I very much enjoyed this film and I'm not usually a fan of films set in this time period. The actress who portrays Norma was captivating to me, she kept me watching, made me laugh and cry. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Louise Brooks is a rebellious 15-year-old schoolgirl who dreams of fame and fortune in the early 1920s. She soon gets her chance when she travels to New York to study with a leading dance troupe for the summer -- accompanied by a watchful chaperone.
Director
Michael Engler
Producer
Kelly Carmichael, Greg Clark, Rose Ganguzza, Victoria Hill, Elizabeth McGovern, Luca Scalisi
Screenwriter
Julian Fellowes
Distributor
PBS Distribution, Masterpiece Films
Production Co
WGBH Boston, Anonymous Content, Rose Pictures, PBS, Fibonacci Films
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 29, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$599.6K
Runtime
1h 43m
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