Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)

Directors

James Ivory

Cast

Anne Baxter, Charles McCaughan, Iman, Michael Wager, Robert Powell, Sean Young, Tim Choate

The story

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 an avant-garde production, but Victor is unhappy about how much influence he has over his wife Ariadne, who is cast as the heroine.

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