Madame Sousatzka
Year:
1988
Production Country:
Great Britain
Middle-aged Madame Sousatzka teaches piano to only the most gifted students and insists that her students learn to live a cultured lifestyle. Her latest protége is Manek.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Madame Sousatzka Shirley Maclaine
- Lady Emily Peggy Ashcroft
- Jenny Twiggy
- Sushila Shabana Azmi
- Ronnie Blum Leigh Lawson
- Mr. Cordle Geoffrey Bayldon
- Vincent Pick Lee Montague
- Leo Milev Robert Rietti
- Manek Sen Navin Chowdhry
- Edward Sam Howard
- Woodford Jeremy Sinden
- Lefranc Roger Hammond
- Sunil Mohammed Ashiq
- Sousatzka's mother Carol Gillies
- Mrs. Ahuja Jamila Massey
- Mr. Beechy Trevor Baxter
- menswear salesman Roland Curram
- piano student Katherine Schlesinger
- piano student Elizabeth Hayes
- masterclass student Manuel Bagorro
- festival announcer Humphrey Burton
- music critic Vernon Dobtcheff
- sound engineer Ryan Ward
- roadie Peter-Hugo Daly
- store employee Sue Robinson
- lady with removal men Jean Anderson
- school teacher Stephen Webber
- 1st Punjabi lady Charubala Chokshi
- 2nd Punjabi lady Usha Patel
- festival guest Sam Beazley
- black schoolgirl Cheryl Miller
- schoolfriend Matthew Hodson
- schoolfriend Kieron O'shea
- nurse Jane Bedford
- street youth Sebastian Taylor
- street youth David Doyle
- street youth Sam Smart
- receptionist Susan Porrett
- mini-cab driver Keith Horsley
- festival mime artist Sarah-Jane Mckechnie
- festival mime artist Andrew St. Clair
- festival mime artist Edward Kirby
- festival assistant Jonathan Poland
- new pupil Benet Brandreth
- new pupil's mother Michelle Brown
- specialist roller-skater Eamon Geoghegan
- specialist roller-skater Greg Ellis
- specialist roller-skater Gary Forbes
Credits
Direction
- Director John Schlesinger
- Assistant Director Chris Rose
- Assistant Director John Dodds
- Assistant Director Kevin de la Noy
Production
- Production Company Sousatzka Productions
- Producer Robin Dalton
- Associate Producer Simon Bosanquet
- Production Manager Mary Richards
- Production Co-ordinator Diane Chittell
- Location Manager Nick Daubeny
Casting
- Casting Noel Davis
- Casting Jeremy Zimmermann
Writing
- Screenplay Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
- Screenplay John Schlesinger
- Original novel Bernice Rubens
- Additional material Peter Morgan
- Additional material Mark Wadlow
Photography
- Director of Photography Nat Crosby
- Camera Operator David Worley
- Playback operator Aidan Goldberg
Editing
- Editor Peter Honess
Design
- Production Designer Luciana Arrighi
- Art Director Ian Whittaker
- Art Director Stephen Scott
- Draughtsman David Wood
- Scenic Artist Andrew Garnet-lawson
Costumes
- Costume Designer Amy Roberts
- Wardrobe supervisor Patrick Wheatley
- Wardrobe mistress Renee Heimer
Make-up
- Chief makeup Kenneth Lintott
- Make-up Sallie Evans
Titles
- Title design Plume Design
- Titles and opticals Damson Studios
Music
- Music Gerald Gouriet
- Music performed London Symphony Orchestra
- Music performed (conductor) Christopher Adey
- Music performed (saxophone quartet) The Fairer Sax
- Music performed (pianist at Portman Hall Barry Douglas
- Music performed (impro Indian music) Ismail Sheikh
- Music performed (impro Indian music) Punjta Gupta
- Music performed (Beethoven to boogie seq Yonty Solomon
- Music Supervisor Yonty Solomon
- Music Editor Dina Eaton
Sound
- Sound Recording Simon Kaye
- Sound Re-recording Gerry Humphreys
- Sound Editor Bob Risk
- Dialogue editor Teddy Mason
Stunts
- Stunt arranger Colin Skeaping
- Stunts Colin Skeaping
- Stunts Sadie Eden