And while what she finds isn’t what she anticipated, she is liberated in a way she could not have imagined. Ultimately, the five weeks they spend together will transform their lives forever.įor Cora, the city holds the promise of discovery that might answer the question at the core of her being, and even as she does her best to watch over Louise in this strange and bustling place she embarks on a mission of her own. Young Louise, already stunningly beautiful and sporting her famous black bob with blunt bangs, is known for her arrogance and her lack of respect for convention. Cora Carlisle, a complicated but traditional woman with her own reasons for making the trip, has no idea what she’s in for. Much to her annoyance, she is accompanied by a thirty-six-year-old chaperone, who is neither mother nor friend. Only a few years before becoming a famous silent-film star and an icon of her generation, a fifteen-year-old Louise Brooks leaves Wichita, Kansas, to study with the prestigious Denishawn School of Dancing in New York.
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The series aired on PBS in the U.S.The Chaperone is a captivating novel about the woman who chaperoned an irreverent Louise Brooks to New York City in 1922 and the summer that would change them both. McGovern played Lady Grantham in the six seasons of “Downton Abbey,” and was nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe. Richardson also starred in “The Edge of Seventeen” with Hailee Steinfeld.
Executive producers include Rebecca Eaton, Andrew Mann, Ying Ye, Mike Gabrawy, Ruzanna Keyegan, Simon Curtis, Eli Selden, Adam Shulman and Julian Fellowes. The cast also includes Victoria Hill (First Reformed), Gza Rhrig (Son of Saul), Campbell Scott (House of Cards), Blythe Danner (Will & Grace). camera trainee / second assistant 'a' camera: dailies / daily second assistant camera / second assistant camera: daily (16 episodes, 2017-2019) kos Gulys. Support Provided By: Learn More Explore Masterpiece Filming Begins and Additional Cast Announced. The project was unveiled in May just prior to the start of the Cannes Film Festival, where Arclight Films launched international sales.īesides McGovern, producers on the project are Victoria Hill, Greg Clark, Luca Scalisi, Rose Ganguzza, Kelly Carmichael, and Gary Hamilton. gaffer (16 episodes, 2017-2019) Peter Varnai. The film also stars Campbell Scott, Gza Rhrig, Miranda Otto, Robert Fairchild, and Blythe Danner. The film is produced by PBS Masterpiece in association with Rose Pictures, Hamilton Entertainment and Anonymous Content. Other cast members include Victoria Hill, Campbell Scott (“House of Cards”), Geza Rohrig, Blythe Danner and Miranda Otto. McGovern portrays a woman whose life is changed forever when she chaperones a young and soon to be famous Louise Brooks - played by Richardson - to New York in the early 1920s.īrooks, an icon of the 1920s for popularizing the bob haircut, would go on to star in 25 films, including “Pandora’s Box,” “Diary of a Lost Girl,” and “Miss Europe” before retiring in 1938. McGovern, who is also a producer, optioned the novel and worked with Fellowes to adapt it for the big screen. “The Chaperone,” based on Laura Moriarty’s best-selling novel, is scripted by Julian Fellowes, directed by Michael Engler, and will air on PBS stations nationwide after its initial theatrical run. Principal photography has started, producers announced Tuesday. “Split” star Haley Lu Richardson has joined Elizabeth McGovern in on the period drama “The Chaperone” - the first film from PBS Masterpiece.
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