Jane Austen in Manhattan

Jane Austen in Manhattan
Jane Austen in Manhattan
	DVD cover
Directed by	James Ivory
Screenplay by	Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Based on	Sir Charles Grandison ; by Jane Austen ; Samuel Richardson ; Sir Charles Grandison, or The Happy Man ; by Jane Austen ; The History of Sir Charles Grandison ; by Samuel Richardson
Produced by	Ismail Merchant
Starring	Anne Baxter; Robert Powell; Michael Wager; Sean Young; Charles McCaughan; Tim Choate;
Cinematography	Ernest Vincze ; Larry Pizer (opera sequence)
Edited by	David E. McKenna
Music by	Richard Robbins (arranged from the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) ; Katrina Hodiak (songs)
Distributed by	Contemporary Films
Release date	July 1980;
Running time	111 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$450,000

Jane Austen in Manhattan is a 1980 American romantic drama film produced by Merchant Ivory Productions for LWT, but released for theatrical exhibition in UK and USA. It was the last film appearance of Anne Baxter and the debut film of Sean Young.

The film concerns competing theatrical productions in present-day New York, of a recently discovered early Austen work.

Plot

Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old, adapted from The History of Sir Charles Grandison by Samuel Richardson. Pierre seeks to direct a avant-garde production, but Victor is unhappy about how much influence he has over his wife Ariadne, who is cast as the heroine.

Cast

Starring

Anne Baxter - Lilliana Zorska
Robert Powell - Pierre
Michael Wager - George Midash
Tim Choate - Jamie
John Guerrasio - Gregory
Katrina Hodiak - Katya
Kurt Johnson - Victor Charlton
Philip Lenkowsky - Fritz
Charles McCaughan - Billie
Nancy New - Jenny
Sean Young - Ariadne Charlton
Iman - Sufi Leader

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