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. Shown from left to right: Elizabeth McGovern and Géza Röhrig in The ChaperoneĮnter 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). 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. 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 Chaperone begins in 1922, when Brooks is a teenage modern-dance sensation in her hometown, Wichita, Kansas. 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. 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). Shown from left to right: Géza Röhrig and Elizabeth McGovern in The Chaperone The Chaperone is a co-production of MASTERPIECE, PBS, FIBONACCI FILMS, ANONYMOUS CONTENT and ROSE PICTURES. 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. Portraying a Jazz-age quest for personal fulfillment by two markedly different women, the 90-minute program premieres on MASTERPIECE, Sunday, Novemat 9pm ET on PBS after a successful theatrical run. The star, writer, and director of Downton Abbey the series and film reunite in The Chaperone, based on Laura Moriarty’s best-selling novel and featuring actress Elizabeth McGovern, screenwriter Julian Fellowes, and director Michael Engler. Shown: Haley Lu Richardson in The Chaperone (If you're an Amazon Prime user, it’s also available on Amazon Prime Video, as well.Elizabeth McGovern and Haley Lu Richardson star in a captivating drama scripted by Julian Fellowes 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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