The Chaperone(2019)

PBS Distribution

1h 48m
- Drama

Release Date: Mar 28, 2019

6.6

In the early 1920s, a Kansas woman finds her life forever changed when she accompanies a young dancer on her fame-seeking journey to New York City.

Release Details

Mar 28, 2019 | Limited

Mar 28, 2019 | Limited

Apr 5, 2019 | Limited

Apr 12, 2019 | Limited

Apr 19, 2019 | Limited

May 17, 2019 | Limited

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Box Office Results

2025-01-31T13:00:03.559Z

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$12,150
Total US & Canada:
$600,654
Total International
$940,569
Total Worldwide:
$1,541,223

Current Showtimes

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Mon Sep 7
Tue Sep 8
Wed Sep 9
Thu Sep 10
Fri Sep 11
Sat Sep 12
Sun Sep 13

Director & Top Cast

Michael Engler
Director

Elizabeth McGovern
Norma

Haley Lu Richardson
Louise

Géza Röhrig
Joseph

Technical Specifications

Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: United Kingdom, Australia, United States

Language: English

Summaries

Storyline

In this handsome period piece perfectly suited for cinephiles of all stripes, director Michael Engler (Downton Abbey, 30 Rock, Six Feet Under) and screenwriter Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey, Gosford Park) bring a fascinating slice of pre-Hollywood history to light in a coming-of-age story centering on the relationship between the young, free-spirited and soon-to-be international screen starlet Louise Brooks (a riveting, high-intensity Haley Lu Richardson) and her tee-totalling chaperone (a wonderfully nuanced Elizabeth McGovern). On their journey from the conservative confines of Wichita Kansas to the flash and sizzle of New York City, both women are driven by a kindred desire for self-discovery and liberation from the past. Based on the book by Laura Moriarty and anchored by a superb supporting cast (Miranda Otto, Géza Röhrig, and Blythe Danner in a key cameo), The Chaperone is a sensitive, resonant, and illuminating tale of women's lives in the early 20th century. Set in the early 1920s, this is a coming-of-age story centring on the relationship between the young, free-spirited and soon-to-be-famous Louise Brooks (Richardson) and her tee-totalling chaperone (McGovern). On their journey from the conservative confines of Kansas to the flash and sizzle of New York City, both women are driven by a kindred desire for self-discovery and liberation from the past.

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