Madame Sousatzka (1988)
- Starring:
- Shirley MacLaine, Navin Chowdhry, (more)
- Director(s):
- John Schlesinger
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
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Synopsis of Madame Sousatzka
Shirley MacLaine is Madame Sousatzka, an aging piano instructor of Russian extraction. Entrenched in a dilapidated London rooming house, the Madame gives lessons only to the most gifted. She does not stop at mere instruction; Sousatzka insists that her pupils conduct their lives in the same genteel, cultured manner in which she was raised. Her prize student at the moment is an East Indian teenage boy (Navin Chowdhry), who forms a strong and loving bond with the old woman. Director John Schlesinger occasionally cuts away from the Madame and her pupil to allow comic space for the other tenants in Ashcroft's building, including an erstwhile songstress (Twiggy) and a gay osteopath (Geoffrey Baydlon). Navim Chowdhry's mother is played by Shabana Azmi, an important star of Indian films. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Madame Sousatzka
- Shirley MacLaine - Mme. Irina Sousatzka
- Peggy Ashcroft - Lady Emily
- Shabana Azmi - Sushila Sen
- Geoffrey Bayldon - Mr. Cordle
- Robert Rietty - Leo Milev
- Roger Hammond - Lefrance
- Barry Douglas - Pianist at Portman Hall
- Cheryl Miller - Black Schoolgirl
- Stephen Webber - School Teacher
- Carol Gillies - Sousatzka's Mother
- Andrew St. Clair - Festival Mime Artist
- Katherine Schlesinger - Piano Student
- Roland Curram - Menswear Salesman
- Sam Howard - Edward
- Peter-Hugo Daly - Roadie
- Navin Chowdhry - Manek Sen
- Twiggy - Jenny
- Leigh Lawson - Ronnie Blum
- Lee Montague - Vincent Pick
- Jeremy Sinden - Woodford
- Christopher Adey - Conductor
- Jean Anderson - Lady with Removal Men
- Mohammed Ashiq - Sunil
- Susan Porrett - Receptionist
- Humphrey Burton - Festival Announcer
- Sam Smart - Street Youth
- Charu Bala Chokshi - 1st Punjabi Lady
- David F. Doyle - Street Youth
- Elizabeth Hayes - Piano Student
- Vernon Dobtcheff - Music Critic
- Director(s):
- John Schlesinger
- Writer(s):
- Peter Morgan, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, John Schlesinger
- Producer(s):
- Robin Dalton
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Profanity, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Questionable for Children)
- 1988 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- 1988 - National Media Owl - First Prize
- 1988 - Venice International Film Festival - Volpi Cup for Best Actress
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