Roseland (film)

Infobox Film
name = Roseland


caption =
director = James Ivory
producer = Ismail Merchant
writer = Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
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starring = Teresa Wright
Geraldine Chaplin
music = Michael Gibson
cinematography = Ernest Vincze
editing = Humphrey Dixon
Richard Schmiechen
distributor =
released = 1977
runtime = 104 min.
country = U.S.A.
language = English
budget =
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amg_id =
imdb_id = 0076639

"Roseland" is a 1977 Merchant Ivory Productions' portmanteau film with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. It was directed by James Ivory and produced by Ismail Merchant.

The film is made up of three connected short features, "The Waltz", "The Hustle" and "The Peabody". All three stories share a theme of the protagonists trying to find the right dance partner, and all are set in the Roseland Ballroom in New York City.

Crew

*Director: James Ivory.
*Producer: Ismail Merchant.
*Screenplay: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.
*Photography: Ernest Vincze.
*Music: Michael Gibson
*Dance director: Patricia Birch
*Associate producers: Dennis J. Murphy, Macy Wall
*Executive producers: Michael T. Murphy, Ottomar Rudolf
*Casting: Judy Abbott
*Film editors: Humphrey Dixon, Richard SchmiechenLength: 104 minutes.

Cast

=The Waltz=

*Teresa Wright (May),
*Lou Jacobi (Stan),
*Don De Natale (Master of Ceremonies),
*Louise Kirkland (Ruby),
*Hetty Galen (Red-Haired Lady),
*Carol Culver (Young May),
*Denny Shearer (Eddie)

=The Hustle=

*Geraldine Chaplin (Marilyn),
*Helen Gallagher (Cleo),
*Joan Copeland (Pauline),
*Christopher Walken (Russell),
*Conrad Janis (George),
*Jayne Heller (Bella),
*Annette Rivera and Floyd Chisholmz (Hustle Couple),
*Jeanmarie Evans (Cloakroom Attendant)

=The Peabody=

*Lilia Skala (Rosa)
*David Thomas (Arthur)
*Edward Kogan (Bartender)
*Madeline Lee (Camille)
*Stan Rubin (Bert)
*Dortha Duckworth (Ladies' Room Attendant)

External links

* [http://www.merchantivory.com/roseland.html Merchant Ivory]