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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Madame Sousatzka<br />
| image = Madame sousatzka poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[John Schlesinger]]<br />
| producer = [[Robin Dalton]]<br />
| writer = [[Ruth Prawer Jhabvala]]<br />
| based_on = {{based on|''Madame Sousatzka''|[[Bernice Rubens]]}}<br />
| starring = {{plainlist|<br />
* [[Shirley MacLaine]]<br />
* [[Peggy Ashcroft]]<br />
* [[Shabana Azmi]]<br />
* [[Twiggy]]<br />
* [[Leigh Lawson]]<br />
* [[Geoffrey Bayldon]]<br />
* [[Navin Chowdhry]]<br />
}}<br />
| music = Gerald Gouriet<br />
| cinematography = Nat Crosby<br />
| editing = [[Peter Honess]]<br />
| studio = [[Cineplex Odeon Films]]<br />
| distributor = [[Universal Pictures]]<br />
| released = 14 October 1988<br />
| runtime = 122 minutes<br />
| language = English<br />
| budget = $9 million<br />
| gross = $3,548,238 <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Madame Sousatzka''''' is a 1988 British [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[John Schlesinger]], with a screenplay by [[Ruth Prawer Jhabvala]]. It is based upon the 1962 novel of the same name by [[Bernice Rubens]].<br />
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==Plot==<br />
[[Bengali people|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 [[Russians|Russian]]-American immigrant. Madame Sousatzka, while highly talented, never succeeded as a pianist and thus lives through her students, particularly talented ones such as Manek. Manek is soon forced to choose between Madame Sousatzka and his mother, who both compete for his attention.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Shirley MacLaine]] as Madame Sousatzka<br />
* [[Navin Chowdhry]] as Manek<br />
* [[Shabana Azmi]] as Sushila<br />
* [[Peggy Ashcroft]] as Lady Emily<br />
* [[Robert Rietty]] as Leo Milev<br />
* [[Twiggy]] as Jenny<br />
* [[Leigh Lawson]] as Ronnie<br />
* [[Lee Montague]] as Vincent Pick<br />
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==Awards==<br />
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!Award<br />
!Category<br />
!Recipient(s)<br />
!Result<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="2"|[[45th Venice International Film Festival|1988]]<br />
|rowspan="2"|[[Venice Film Festival]]<br />
|[[Golden Lion]]<br />
|[[John Schlesinger]]<br />
|{{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[Volpi Cup for Best Actress]] <br />
|rowspan="2"|[[Shirley MacLaine]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="2"|[[46th Golden Globe Awards|1989]]<br />
|rowspan="2"|[[Golden Globe Awards]]<br />
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]<br />
|Gerald Gouriet<br />
|{{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[43rd British Academy Film Awards|1990]]<br />
|[[British Academy Film Awards]]<br />
|[[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]<br />
|[[Peggy Ashcroft]]<br />
|{{nom}}<br />
|}<br />
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==Availability==<br />
The film was released in U.S. theaters on 14 October 1988. Some time after its theatrical run, the movie was released on videocassette by [[MCA Home Video]] in 1989. The movie was released on DVD in the U.S. by Universal Studios Home Entertainment under their Vault Series banner on 28 August 2014.<br />
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A region 2 DVD was released by Network in 2007 (catalogue nr. 7952723). The extras are a trailer and some production stills.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0095564|title=Madame Sousatzka}}<br />
* {{Mojo title|madamesousatzka}}<br />
* {{rotten-tomatoes|madame_sousatzka}}<br />
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[[Category:1988 films]]<br />
[[Category:1988 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:British drama films]]<br />
[[Category:British Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot at Elstree Studios]]<br />
[[Category:British films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by John Schlesinger]]<br />
[[Category:Films featuring a Best Drama Actress Golden Globe-winning performance]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala]]<br />
[[Category:Universal Pictures films]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on British novels]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in London]]<br />
[[Category:Alliance Atlantis films]]<br />
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