It doesn’t need screaming matches, but it could use a dark coffee. This is the problem with “The Chaperone” in a nutshell. “I don’t see what good yelling does,” she responds. “You’re not very confrontational,” Louise says one night to Norma. Mainly, she’s 15.The dynamic rarely leads to arguing. “No one man wants an unwrapped woman,” Norma explains. ![]() Louise antagonizes Norma to no end, and Norma insists Louise remain a prim and proper lady - virginal, elegant, well-mannered. ![]() authority figure clash, but it hits the same beat over and over again. She believes prohibition is nonsense and enjoys the attention men (of all ages) give her.Also Read: 'Diane' Film Review: Mary Kay Place Is Spellbinding as a Woman Whose Life Has Slipped Awa圜onversely, Norma, who’s also eager to leave Kansas for the summer, is there to restrict Louise, to be a disciplinarian. Each day New York makes more and more sense to her. ![]() The film spends most of its time on Louise’s summer adventure in the big city, where she is accompanied by Norma (Elizabeth McGovern), the titular caretaker.Their dynamic is probably what you expect from a coming-of-age period drama: Louise is young and free-spirited, eager to be away from her cookie-cutter small town. But before acting, it was dancing, first in Kansas, where Louise was born and raised, and then in New York City. And while that’s a demographic as worthy of attention as any, those same viewers deserve a theatrical experience that doesn’t feel created for small-screen tidiness and flatness.Adapted from Laura Moriarty’s best-selling novel, “The Chaperone” follows the rise of silent-film star Louise Brooks (Haley Lu Richardson). Written by “Downton Abbey” creator Julian Fellowes, “The Chaperone” appears to be targeting men and women above the age of 60.
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