The Chaperone

2018
12
1h 48m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

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Elizabeth McGovern and Haley Lu Richardson in The Chaperone (2018)

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In the early 1920s, a Kansas woman finds her life forever changed when she accompanies a young dancer on her fame-seeking journey to New York City.In the early 1920s, a Kansas woman finds her life forever changed when she accompanies a young dancer on her fame-seeking journey to New York City.In the early 1920s, a Kansas woman finds her life forever changed when she accompanies a young dancer on her fame-seeking journey to New York City.

Director
- Michael Engler
Writers
- Julian Fellowes
- Laura Moriarty
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- Michael Engler
Writers
- Julian Fellowes
- Laura Moriarty
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

Videos2

Photos13

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Trivia
Although it is not identified as such, the musical that Norma and Louise attend is Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake's "Shuffle Along."

Goofs
In the film, Louise Brooks wears her hair long until her first dance lesson in New York, after which she cuts it into a bob, ostensibly to stand out from her classmates and/or to be more fashionable, as the flapper style popularized women having shorter hair.

In reality, Brooks had worn a bob since she was a child.

Quotes
Norma: Men don't like candy that's been unwrapped.

Crazy credits
After the first few credits, a few short clips from some of Louise's movies are shown.

Soundtracks
I'm Just Wild About Harry
Lyrics by Noble Sissle
Music by Eubie Blake
Sung by Lillias White

User reviews34

Featured review

9/10

Excellent adaptation of book

A well-paced and excellent adaptation of the Laura Moriarty novel. The film captures the symmetry between the differences in 1920's Kansas and NYC, as well as the differences between the two main characters, Norma and Louise. Both highly intelligent, Norma is a reflection of the still-Victorian culture of 1922 Kansas while Louise has a near-feral need to burst out of the culture's restrictions. The journey to NYC results in both learning valuable life lessons.

Norma, the title character, is the central point of the film. While Louise becomes the famous one, this movie is not her biography. Her role is one that feeds the Norma character and propels her through the story. Prohibition, post-WWI dynamics and the tossed salad of the 1920's NYC atmosphere provide a fascinating historic framework.

While not for everyone, I highly recommend this film to anyone interested in 20th century US history, and good film making in general.