Jane Austen in Manhattan

Jane Austen in Manhattan is a 1980 American romantic drama film produced by Merchant Ivory Productions for LWT, but released for theatrical exhibition in UK and USA. It was the last film appearance of Anne Baxter and the debut film of Sean Young.

Jane Austen in Manhattan
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Directed by	James Ivory
Screenplay by	Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Based on	Sir Charles Grandison by Jane Austen Samuel Richardson Sir Charles Grandison, or The Happy Man by Jane Austen The History of Sir Charles Grandison by Samuel Richardson
Produced by	Ismail Merchant
Starring	Anne Baxter Robert Powell Michael Wager Sean Young Charles McCaughan Tim Choate
Cinematography	Ernest Vincze Larry Pizer (opera sequence)
Edited by	David E. McKenna
Music by	Richard Robbins (arranged from the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) Katrina Hodiak (songs)
Distributed by	Contemporary Films
Release date	July 1980 (1980-07)
Running time	111 minutes
Land	Vereinigte Staaten
Sprache	Englisch
Budget	$450,000

The film concerns competing theatrical productions in present-day New York, of a recently discovered early Austen work.

Plot

Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old, adapted from The History of Sir Charles Grandison by Samuel Richardson. Pierre seeks to direct a avant-garde production, but Victor is unhappy about how much influence he has over his wife Ariadne, who is cast as the heroine.

Cast

Starring

• Anne Baxter - Lilliana Zorska
• Robert Powell - Pierre
• Michael Wager - George Midash
• Tim Choate - Jamie
• John Guerrasio - Gregory
• Katrina Hodiak - Katya
• Kurt Johnson - Victor Charlton
• Philip Lenkowsky - Fritz
• Charles McCaughan - Billie
• Nancy New - Jenny
• Sean Young - Ariadne Charlton
• Iman - Sufi Leader

External links

• Merchant Ivory Productions
• Jane Austen in Manhattan at IMDb