Madame Sousatzka

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Madame Sousatzka (1988) is a 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. Bengali immigrant Sushila Sen (Shabana Azmi) lives in London with her son Manek (Navin Chowdhry) who is musically gifted. She supports them both as a caterer of Indian food, while Manek studies the piano with Madame Sousatzka (Shirley MacLaine), who is a Russian immigrant. Madame... more
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  • Oct 14, 1988

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  • 2 h 2 min

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Directed by

John Schlesinger

John Richard Schlesinger, CBE (16 February 1926 – 25 July 2003) was an English film and stage director. Schlesinger was born in London into a middle class Jewish family, the son of Winifred Henrietta (née Regensburg) and Bernard Edward Schlesinger, a physician. After Uppingham School and graduating...

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Awards

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Year Award Award Nominee
  • 1989

Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner Notes/Description
  • 1989
  • Role: Yuvline Sousatzka
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