Roseland (1977)
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New York's Roseland ballroom was in 1977 the traditional gathering place of senior citizens who wanted briefly to relive the good old days. Appropriately, the cast of Merchant/Ivory's Roseland includes a quartet of always-welcome showbiz veterans: Teresa Wright, Lou Jacobi, Helen Gallagher. The episodic storyline is unified by an unending flow of vintage hit songs, including "Slow Boat to China", "Stranger in Paradise" and "Rockin' Chair". The most effective vignette involves cleaning-lady Skala, whose minimum-wage job supports her weekly ballroom nostalgia-fests. The film was written by Merchant-Ivory perennial Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Teresa Wright, Lou Jacobi, (more)
- Director(s):
- James Ivory
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Roseland
New York's Roseland ballroom was in 1977 the traditional gathering place of senior citizens who wanted briefly to relive the good old days. Appropriately, the cast of Merchant/Ivory's Roseland includes a quartet of always-welcome showbiz veterans: Teresa Wright, Lou Jacobi, Helen Gallagher. The episodic storyline is unified by an unending flow of vintage hit songs, including "Slow Boat to China", "Stranger in Paradise" and "Rockin' Chair". The most effective vignette involves cleaning-lady Skala, whose minimum-wage job supports her weekly ballroom nostalgia-fests. The film was written by Merchant-Ivory perennial Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 104 mins
Complete Cast of Roseland
- Teresa Wright - May
- Don de Natale - M.C.
- Geraldine Chaplin - Marilyn
- Joan Copeland - Pauline
- Conrad Janis - George
- David Thomas - Arthur
- Madeleine Lee Gilford - Camille
- Floyd Chisholm - Hustle Couple
- Dave Thomas - Ailhur
- Lou Jacobi - Stan
- Louise Kirtland - Ruby
- Helen Gallagher - Cleo
- Christopher Walken - Russel
- Lilia Skala - Rosa
- Edward Kogan - Bartender
- Stan Rubin - Bert
- Annette Rivera - Hustle Couple
- Director(s):
- James Ivory
- Writer(s):
- Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
- Producer(s):
- Ismail Merchant
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