I aware of Louise Brooks as a big silent movie star but aside from seeing the trailer, I didn't know what to expect. I was completely engrossed by the story of the precocious Louise Brooks' start as a talented dancer & the entwined story of her chaperone, played by Elizabeth McGovern. McGovern's is the main story & charts her growing independence.
I loved the shots of New York in the 1920s. The story occurs in the context of the burgeoning women's rights movement, shifting moralities & attitudes towards black Americans.
I would have loved to have seen Louise's trajectory in the jazz era movie business & beyond, but that would be a whole other film. Can someone please make it?
Review of The Chaperone
