Tuesday, November 19, 2019

The Chaperone DVD



Louise Brooks, the 1920s silver screen sensation who never met a rule she didn’t break, epitomized the restless, reckless spirit of the Jazz Age. But, just a few years earlier, she was a 15 year-old student in Wichita, Kansas for whom fame and fortune were only dreams. When the opportunity arises for her to go to New York to study with a leading dance troupe, her mother (Victoria Hill) insists there be a chaperone. Norma Carlisle (Elizabeth McGovern), a local society matron who never broke a rule in her life, impulsively volunteers to accompany Louise (Haley Lu Richardson) to New York for the summer.

Why does this utterly conventional woman do this? What happens to her when she lands in Manhattan with an unusually rebellious teenager as her ward? And, which of the two women is stronger, the uptight wife-and-mother or the irrepressible free spirit? It’s a story full of surprises—about who these women really are, and who they eventually become.



My Thoughts

The Chaperone is a historical drama set in the 1920s. It centers around a woman named Louise Brooks who was a real actress with a bit of a wild side. When she first heads to New York as a teenager, her mother makes her travel with a chaperone named Norma who is a very conservative matron. The two bump heads at first, but a companionship eventually forms between them, and they both learn a lot about who they really are.

I really enjoyed this mini series. The roaring twenties is one of my favorite time periods and this film brought it to life with the realistic costumes and sets.  I was especially excited to see Orlando Bloom in it. If you'd like to grab a copy, you can find the DVD in stores nationwide or online at Amazon. It would make a great stocking stuffer for anyone who enjoys historical films.


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