![]() ![]() ![]() Set in 1922, “The Chaperone” picks up just as young Louise is about to set off to New York City to join the Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts for essentially a prolonged audition. ‘The Flash’ Review: DC’s Trip Into the Movie Multiverse Is Wild, Weird, and Ultimately Wearying A MadLibs-styled mashup of historical drama foisted on a thinly drawn character, for the script from “Downton Abbey” creator Julian Fellowes nearly makes the case that it’s possible to turn the material into a canny two-hander. Is Louise Brooks not enthralling enough for her own biopic? Although it’s called “The Chaperone,” the film is illuminated by the full force of Richardson’s charm. While Moriarty’s novel functioned as a compelling story about two women from different backgrounds converging during a pivotal time in American history, Engler’s film turns much of its attention to Norma’s story, jettisoning the very best part of the film along the way. ![]() It’s the sort of tongue-in-cheek gag that doesn’t fare so well in Michael Engler’s dry adaptation of Laura Moriarty’s book of the same name, a work of historical fiction that imagines Brooks’ earliest days in New York City through the eyes of her titular chaperone. Early in “ The Chaperone,” a young Louise Brooks ( Haley Lu Richardson) huffs that historical fiction bores her, then promptly spoils the historical fiction novel that Norma Carlisle ( Elizabeth McGovern) is reading. ![]()
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