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Washington Square

115+ min. Kino Lorber. 1997. DVD UPC 738329232313. $14.95; Blu-ray UPC 738329232320. $29.95. Rated: PG.
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The only child of wealthy Dr. Austin Sloper (Albert Finney), whose wife died in childbirth, painfully shy Catherine (Jennifer Jason Leigh) accepts a marriage proposal from handsome but penniless Morris Townsend (Ben Chaplin), despite the threat of disinheritance from her suspicious father. Based on Henry James's 1880 novel set amidst the upper-crust in mid-19th century New York, Agnieszka Holland's superbly acted and visually dynamic adaptation beats William Wyler's version, The Heiress (1949), with its moving take on money changing everything.
Reviewed by Jeff T. Dick , Apr 01, 2019
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