Madame Sousatzka (1988)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

John Schlesinger

Writers:

Peter Morgan (additional material)
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (screenplay)

Release Date:

14 October 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Tagline:

I teach not only how to play, but how to live.

Plot:

Bengali-speaking Sushila Sen, her husband and son, Manek, relocate from India to London, England and begin their lives as immigrants...

Plot Keywords:

Piano | Teaching | England | London England | Teacher

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Shirley MacLaine	...	Madame Yuvline Sousatzka
Peggy Ashcroft	...	Lady Emily
Twiggy	...	Jenny
Shabana Azmi	...	Sushila Sen
Leigh Lawson	...	Ronnie Blum
Geoffrey Bayldon	...	Mr. Cordle
Lee Montague	...	Vincent Pick
Robert Rietty	...	Leo Milev
Navin Chowdhry	...	Manek Sen
Greg Ellis	...	Tarek
Sam Howard	...	Edward
Jeremy Sinden	...	Woodford
Roger Hammond	...	Lefranc
Mohammed Ashiq	...	Sunil
Carol Gillies	...	Sousatzka's Mother

Runtime:

122 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

France:U | UK:15 | Australia:PG | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:6

Filming Locations:

The Heathland School, Hounslow, Middlesex, England, UK

Company:

Cineplex-Odeon Films

Trivia:

This was the first film to receive the 12 certificate, introduced by the British Board of Film Classification in 1988.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Married with Children: Kids! Wadaya Gonna Do? (#5.19)" (1991)

AAA+++ for the acting of McLaine and also the mother of the boy and the boy himself too, and everyone else in this movie .

This movie was wonderfully written, produced and directed. A+. Easily a 3 star movie, esp if you are one of the many music persons who also play an instrument. However, I was a bit bewildered about the contribution of Twiggy and the boy's kissing her. MacLaine was outstanding!!