She then enlists the friendly caretaker, a German immigrant named Joseph (Röhrig), to help her penetrate the mystery of her identity. Tracking down the orphanage, Norma asks for the records of her adoption but is refused by the mother superior. Years before, Norma was raised by nuns in a New York orphanage, then placed on a notorious “orphan train,” where she eventually landed with a farm couple in Kansas. Once in New York, Louise pursues dance by day and forbidden pleasures by night (whenever she can sneak away from Norma), while the chaperone embarks on a personal mission: discovering exactly who she is. Nonetheless, she does her best to enforce Presbyterian values on Louise-a job that grows increasingly difficult as their train makes its way east. In many ways, she is less worldly wise than her fifteen-year-old ward. She has her own reasons to sign on as Louise’s minder. Denis (Otto) and Ted Shawn (Fairchild), Louise requires a chaperone for her journey from staid Middle America to the Gatsby-like glory of the big city.Įnter a family friend, Norma, who is the middle-aged mother of twin grown-up sons and the wife of an emotionally distant local attorney (Scott). Winning a place at the renowned Denishawn Dance Company in New York City, run by Ruth St. Telling the fictionalized backstory of real-life silent-screen star Louise Brooks, The Chaperon e begins in 1922, when Brooks is a teenage modern-dance sensation in her hometown, Wichita, Kansas. (Photo by Barry Wetcher Courtesy of PBS Distribution) The cast also includes Victoria Hill ( First Reformed), Géza Röhrig ( Son of Saul), Campbell Scott ( House of Cards), Blythe Danner ( Will & Grace), Miranda Otto ( Homeland, The Lord of the Rings), and New York City Ballet principal dancer Robert Fairchild.įrom left: Géza Röhrig and Elizabeth McGovern in The Chaperone McGovern ( Downton Abbey, Ordinary People) stars as Norma Carlisle, the diffident chaperone to fellow Kansan, Louise Brooks, destined to become a 1920s sex symbol, played by co-star Haley Lu Richardson ( Split). The Chaperone is the inaugural production of Masterpiece Films, a movie-making spinoff of the multi-award-winning drama series, which is nearing its 50th anniversary. It is also now available to stream on CPTV Passport. The Chaperone premiered on Masterpiece on Sunday, Novemat 9 p.m. The Chaperone is based on Laura Moriarty’s best-selling novel and features actress Elizabeth McGovern, screenwriter Julian Fellowes, and director Michael Engler.
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The star, writer, and director of Downton Abbey the series and film reunite in The Chaperone. (If you're an Amazon Prime user, it’s also available on Amazon Prime Video, as well.The Drama Premieres on Masterpiece on Sunday, November 24 The film had a brief theatrical run earlier this year, and his been available to stream for PBS Passport members since early August. The Edge of Seventeen's Haley Lu Richardson stars opposite McGovern as Louise, and the two women are joined by a cast that includes Campbell Scott, Géza Röhrig, Miranda Otto and Blythe Danner. The film will air the weekend before Thanksgiving, on Sunday, November 24, 2019. She’s accompanied on this journey by local society matron Norma Carlisle (McGovern), and the developing relationship between the two forms the spine of the movie. The film follows the real-life story of actress Louise Brooks and tells a fictionalized account of her travels from Wichita, Kansas to New York City, where she attended the Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts. Mark your calendars, period drama fans: The film adaptation of Laura Moriarty’s The Chaperone, starring Downton Abbey alum Elizabeth McGovern, is coming to PBS Masterpiece next month. Hayley Lu Richardson and Elizabeth McGovern in "The Chaperone" (Photo: Courtesy of MASTERPIECE)
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