Washington Square Reviews

Washington Square Review
by Duncan Stevens
The Jane-Austen-goes-to-Hollywood craze has subsided, but Austen has a replacement, it seems, in Henry James; with last fall's "Portrait of a Lady, and this fall's "Wings of the Dove," "Washington Square" represents one of three James novels to hit the...more

Washington Square Review
by James Berardinelli
United States, 1997 U.S. Release Date: 10/17/97 (limited) Running Length: 1:55 MPAA Classification: PG (Mature themes, mild profanity) Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 more

Washington Square Review
by Steve Rhodes
Just as it is most assuredly determined from birth whether one will like liver or not, so it is with actors and costume dramas. Helena Bonham Carter, for example, was undoubtedly born in long dress with full period regalia. As seen most recently in...more

Washington Square Review
by Alex Fung
WASHINGTON SQUARE (Buena Vista - 1997) Starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Albert Finney, Ben Chaplin, Maggie Smith, Judith Ivey Screenplay by Carol Doyle, based on the novel by Henry James Produced by Roger Birnbaum, Julie Bergman Sender Directed by...more

Washington Square Review
by Jamie Peck
Hollywood / 1:55 / 1997 / PG (intense childbirth, brief sexuality) Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh; Ben Chaplin; Albert Finney; Maggie Smith; Judith Ivey Director: Agnieszka Holland Screenplay: Carol Doyle more

Washington Square Review
by Harvey S. Karten
WASHINGTON SQUARE By Harvey Karten, Ph.D. Hollywood Pictures/Caravan Pictures Director: Agnieszka Holland Writer: Carol Doyle Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Albert Finney, Maggie Smith, Ben Chaplin "How obscene that your mother should give her...more