Main Cast: Lee Remick, Robin Ellis, Wesley Addy, Lisa Eichorn, Tim Choate, Lisa Eichhorn
Release Year: 1979
Country: UK/US
Run Time: 90 minutes
Plot
In the middle of the 19th century, the stern and somewhat puritanical values of native New Englanders were little changed from early Colonial times. In this adaptation of Henry James' novel The Europeans, The Countess Eugenia (Lee Remick) and her brother Robert (Robin Ellis) are expatriate Americans who have grown up mainly in Europe. They have also grown accustomed to living well and have returned to see their New England relatives to try and take advantage of their prosperity by contracting an advantageous marriage with one of their wealthy cousins. The American cousins see them as charming, well-educated, and shockingly dissolute. Despite some successes, Eugenia is unable to achieve her objectives, but Robert fares somewhat better. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
Nancy New - Charlotte Wentworth; Tim Woodward - Felix Young; Kristin Griffith - Lizzie Acton; Gedda Petty - Augustine; Norman Snow - Mr. Brand; Helen Stenborg - Mrs. Acton; James Ivory - Man
Credit
Jeremiah Rusconi - Art Director, Judy Moorcraft - Costume Designer, James Ivory - Director, Humphrey Dixon - Editor, Jeremiah Rusconi - Editor, Richard Robbins - Composer (Music Score), Larry Pizer - Cinematographer, Ismail Merchant - Producer, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Screenwriter, Henry James - Book Author
