The Proprietor (1996) ( La Propriétaire )

The Proprietor (1996) (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: La Propriétaire
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
113 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1996 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Ismail Merchant

Written By:
Ismail Merchant
George W.S. Trow

Actors:
Jeanne Moreau ..... Adrienne Mark
Sean Young ..... Virginia Kelly/'Call me French' - Sally
Sam Waterston ..... Harry Bancroft
Christopher Cazenove ..... Elliott Spencer
Nell Carter ..... Millie Jackson
Jean-Pierre Aumont ..... Franz Legendre
Austin Pendleton ..... Willy Kunst
Charlotte de Turckheim ..... Judith Mark
Pierre Vaneck ..... Raymond T.K
Marc Tissot ..... Patrice Legendre
Josh Hamilton ..... William O'Hara
Joanna Adler ..... New York - F. Freemder
James Naughton ..... New York - Texans
J. Smith-Cameron ..... New York - Texans
Michael Bergin ..... New York - Bobby

Synopsis:

Noted producer Ismail Merchant stepped up to the director's chair for this drama. Adrienne Mark (Jeanne Moreau) is the most acclaimed French novelist of her generation, whose best known work, Je M'Appelle France, was an international best-seller made into an award-winning French film (and a disastrous Americanized remake). Adrienne is living in New York City when she learns that the flat in Paris where she grew up (as Adrienne Markowsky) is up for sale. Looking for a key to her past, she buys the apartment and discovers a cache of letters written by her late mother. Adrienne's mother died in a Nazi concentration camp during WWII, but while she's been led to believe that her mother was betrayed while working with the resistance, the letters suggest that the truth was far more troubling. Along the way, Adrienne is romantically pursued by a young fan, William O'Hara (Josh Hamilton), though he instead finds love with Virginia Kelly (Sean Young), an American film producer eager to work with the great writer. The Proprietor also features Sam Waterston, Nell Carter, and Austin Pendleton.

An expatriated French novelist (Jeanne Moreau) returns to Paris when she learns that her childhood home is being placed on the auction block. What she doesn't count on is that she has to confront many old issues dating back to her childhood and bringing herself full circle to her present day life.

A story of changing times, constant relationships, and reconciliation with the past.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 10 July, 2019.