Madame Sousatzka
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| Madame Sousatzka | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Schlesinger |
| Written by | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (besed on the novel by Bernice Rubens) |
| Starring | Shirley MacLaine Navin Chowdhry Shabana Azmi Peggy Ashcroft Twiggy Leigh Lawson Barry Douglas |
| Music by | Gerald Gouriet |
| Cinematography | Nat Crosby |
| Editing by | Peter Honess |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 14, 1988 |
| Running time | 122 minutes |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Madame Sousatzka (1988) is a film directed by John Schlesinger, with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. It is based upon the novel of the same name by Bernice Rubens.
[edit] Plot synopsis
Bengali immigrant Sushila Sen (Shabana Azmi) lives in London with her son Manek (Navin Chowdhry) who is musically gifted. She supports them both as a caterer of Indian food while Manek studies the piano with Madame Sousatzka (Shirley MacLaine) who is a Russian immigrant. Madame Sousatzka, while highly talented, never succeeded as a pianist and thus lives through her students, particularly talented ones such as Manek. Manek is soon forced to choose between Madame Sousatzka and his mother who both compete for his attention...
