We were lucky in that every time an inauthentic person was cast, they would not be able to do it. You’re sensitive to their needs, but you also want an authentic cast. “That was a scary time because one could have names in the cast that may not be appropriate. “We needed the foreign sales but that can be cast contingent,” noted McGovern. Finding those partners, however, meant possible creative compromise. McGovern added that foreign sales were needed to augment the project’s budget. “ Greg Clark and Victoria Hill came on board.” “I was very lucky in finding financiers who had courage and would circumvent the challenges,” said McGovern. Two investors breathed new life into The Chaperone, coming on about two years ago. We were suddenly in a situation where we had already incurred costs and we had to reimburse them for their investment in the script.”Īttention was turned to finding financing to salvage the project. “Then, there was a regime change and they didn’t think it was right for them. “It went to Searchlight just as Downton was ‘taking over the world’ and they said they’d love to do it,” said McGovern. Initially the title had the backing of Fox Searchlight, but it was later dropped out of the company’s slate. 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. The Chaperone is a coming-of-age story centering on the relationship between the young, free-spirited and soon-to-be international screen starlet Louise Brooks (Haley Lu Richardson) and her teetotaling chaperone (McGovern). Back to the limited releases, others this weekend include Yash Raj’s Notebook and Comedy Dynamics’ Slut In A Good Way! Though a wide release, it should be mentioned that longtime indie director Harmony Korine is opening SXSW debut The Beach Bum with Matthew McConaughey. And Prime Media is heading out to about 100 theaters with India’s Super Deluxe. American Relapse is a self-distributed non-fiction title which captures 72 hours of two ex-addicts diving in to help others on the streets.
Greenwich Entertainment is maximizing the opening of the baseball season with doc Screwball. Also opening is Israeli drama Working Woman from Zeitgeist Films in association with Kino Lorber. Sundance debut doc The Brink opens via Magnolia Pictures, which financed the intimate feature profiling infamous right-winter Steve Bannon. Writer-director Kent Jones heads out with Diane, starring Mary Kay Place via IFC Films. It is a packed weekend of Specialty releases. McGovern stars opposite Haley Lu Richardson in the period drama, directed by Downton Abbey director, Michael Engler. The title is also the first narrative release for PBS Distribution, which had a who’s who screening earlier this week at MoMA in New York, hosted by publicity maven Peggy Siegal. Written by Julian Fellowes and based on the beloved novel by Laura Moriarty.Veteran Actor Elizabeth McGovern steps out with her first producing gig in The Chaperone.
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But why does she want to go? It's a story full of surprises, about who these women really are, and who they eventually become.
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Society matron Norma Carlisle volunteers to accompany future Jazz Age star and free spirit Louise Brooks for a summer in New York. Haley Lu Richardson, Miranda Otto, Elizabeth McGovern. New York (N.Y.) - Social life and customs - 20th century - Drama. Motion picture actors and actresses - Drama. Young women - Conduct of life - 20th century - Drama. The chaperone / writer, Julian Fellowes director, Michael Engler.ġ videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color 4 3/4 in.
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