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Release Date:
10 October 1997 (USA)
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Tagline:
She must choose between her father's fortune... Or the man she loves.
Plot:
Catherine Sloper has found the man of her dreams in Morris Townsend, but her plans to marry him are strongly opposed by her father...
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1 nomination
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FINE ADAPTATION OF THE HENRY JAMES NOVEL
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jennifer Jason Leigh | ... | Catherine Sloper | |
| Albert Finney | ... | Dr. Austin Sloper | |
| Maggie Smith | ... | Aunt Lavinia Penniman | |
| Ben Chaplin | ... | Morris Townsend | |
| Judith Ivey | ... | Aunt Elizabeth Almond | |
| Arthur Laupus | ... | Mr. Almond | |
| Jennifer Garner | ... | Marian Almond | |
| Robert Stanton | ... | Arthur Townsend | |
| Betsy Brantley | ... | Mrs. Montgomery | |
| Nancy Daly | ... | Maureen (Maid) | |
| Sara Ruzicka | ... | Catherine Sloper (age 11) | |
| Rachel Layne Sacrey | ... | Sarah Almond | |
| Rachel Osborne | ... | Alice Almond | |
| Scott Jaeck | ... | John Ludlow | |
| Peter Maloney | ... | Jacob Webber (Notary) |
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Rated PG for thematic elements including some sensuality, a childbirth scene and brief mild language.
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115 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:16 (including commercials) |
Iceland:L |
Argentina:13 |
Chile:14 |
France:U |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:T |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
Australia:PG
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At one point, Brooke Shields was cast as Catherine Sloper, but dropped out due to her commitment to the TV series "Suddenly Susan" (1996).
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Catherine Sloper:
You treated me badly. I felt it very much. I felt it for years. It made a great change in my life. But I can't talk about it.
Morris Townsend: Why didn't you marry then. Levinia tells me there've been chances.
Catherine Sloper: I didn't wish to marry. Yes.
Morris Townsend: You had nothing to gain.
Catherine Sloper: I had nothing to gain. What ever else happened, I did, I did love once. Well, actually.
Morris Townsend: Do you hate me?
Catherine Sloper: No. But please don't come here again.
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Morris Townsend: Why didn't you marry then. Levinia tells me there've been chances.
Catherine Sloper: I didn't wish to marry. Yes.
Morris Townsend: You had nothing to gain.
Catherine Sloper: I had nothing to gain. What ever else happened, I did, I did love once. Well, actually.
Morris Townsend: Do you hate me?
Catherine Sloper: No. But please don't come here again.
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Movie Connections:
Version of Arvtagerskan (1962) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
Please Don't Come Here Again
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It is unfair to compare the 1997 film "Washington Square" to the 1949 film "The Heiress." "Washington Square" is a faithful adaptation of Henry James' eponymous classic novel; "The Heiress" is based on the stage adaptation of the James novel by Augustus and Ruth Goetz.
Hence, the two most dramatic scenes in "The Heiress" do not appear in "Washington Square" -- Morris Townsend's cruel jilting of Catherine right before their planned elopement, and Catherine's revenge in the final scene, where Morris is left pounding on the bolted door.
There were many fine performances in "Washington Square," most notably Jennifer Jason Leigh. Her many expressions of hurt, pain, and anguish are heart-breaking to watch. Ben Chaplin's outstanding portrayal of "the fortune hunter" is surprisingly sympathetic. Maggie Smith's Aunt Lavinia is seen as meddling and trouble-making. The soundtrack is beautiful, and the set designs and costumes provide an accurate portrayal of 19th century New York.