Notorious “orphan train,” where she eventually landed with a farm couple in Yearsīefore, Norma was raised by nuns in a New York orphanage, then placed on a Norma Carlisle (Elizabeth McGovern), a local society matron who never broke a rule in her life, impulsively volunteers to accompany Louise to New York for a surprising, whirlwind. Pleasures by night (whenever she can sneak away from Norma), while theĬhaperone embarks on a personal mission: discovering exactly who she is. When the opportunity arises for Louise Brooks (Haley Lu Richardson) to go to New York to study with a leading dance troupe, her mother insists there be a chaperone. Once in New York, Louise pursues dance by day and forbidden On their journey from the conservative confines of Kansas to the flash and sizzle of New York City, both women are driven by a kindred. Values on Louise - a job that grows increasingly difficult as their train makes Set in the early 1920s, this is a coming-of-age story centring on the relationship between the young, free-spirited and soon-to-be-famous Louise Brooks (Richardson) and her tee-totalling chaperone (McGovern). Nonetheless, she does her best to enforce Presbyterian In many ways, she is less worldly wise than herįifteen-year-old ward. She has her own reasons to sign onĪs Louise’s minder. Who is the middle-aged mother of twin grown-up sons and the wife of anĮmotionally distant local attorney (Scott).

(Fairchild), Louise requires a chaperone for her journey from staid MiddleĪmerica to the Gatsby-like glory of the big city. The Chaperone Masterpiece Studios Early in The Chaperone, a young Louise Brooks ( Haley Lu Richardson) huffs that historical fiction bores her, then promptly spoils the historical fiction. Winning a place at the renowned Denishawnĭance Company in New York City, run by Ruth St. Telling the fictionalized backstory of real-lifeĬhaperone begins in 1922, when Brooks is a teenage modern-dance sensation The cast also includes Victoria Hill ( First Reformed), Géza Röhrig ( Son of Saul), Campbell Scott ( House of Cards), Blythe Danner ( Will & Grace), Miranda Otto ( Homeland, The Lord of the Rings), and New York City Ballet principal dancer Robert Fairchild. McGovern ( Downton Abbey, Ordinary People) stars as Norma Carlisle, the diffident chaperone to fellow Kansan, Louise Brooks, destined to become a 1920s sex symbol, played by co-star Haley Lu Richardson ( Split). 186 Likes, 4 Comments - The Chaperone (chaperonefilm) on Instagram: In my dreams, I am not crippled. Portraying a Jazz-age quest for personal fulfillment by two markedly different women, The Chaperone premieres on MASTERPIECE on Sunday, November 24, at 9pm on CET and Think TV16. The star, writer and director of Downton Abbey reunite in The Chaperone, based on Laura Moriarty’s best-selling novel and featuring actress Elizabeth McGovern, screenwriter Julian Fellowes and director Michael Engler.

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