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Madame Sousatzka is a British film of genre Drama directed by John Schlesinger released in USA on 14 october 1988 with Shirley MacLaine
Madame Sousatzka (1988)
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Add to a movie listMadame Sousatzka is a 1988 British drama 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.
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Sushila et son fils Manek, des immigrés indiens, vivent chichement en Grande-Bretagne. Le jeune Manek a des dispositions pour le piano et sa mère confie son apprentissage à Madame Sousatzka, un professeur d’origine russe. Celle-ci pousse l’adolescent à exercer son art avec intransigeance en même temps qu’elle lui inculque ses propres valeurs morales, ce qui contrarie les attentes de Sushila…Actors
Shirley MacLaine
(Madame Yuvline Sousatzka)
Navin Chowdhry
(Manek Sen)
Shabana Azmi
(Sushila Sen)
Peggy Ashcroft
(Lady Emily)
Twiggy
(Jenny)
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