The only thing that excites her is tracking down her birth mother and pining for a late life renewal. Shocked by what she caught her husband (an excellent Campbell Scott) doing, and haunted by murky childhood memories, in which she was abandoned at a Catholic orphanage, waiting for adoption. Norma, with her nineteenth century sense of propriety, lives in quiet disappointment and repressed anger. The push-pull between Norma and Louise is a highlight. ![]() Brooks quickly becomes the star pupil at the Denishawn Dance School, holds court at a swank Speakeasy called the Velvet Cat, and resents being told what to do by Norma, whom she likes but doesn't necessarily respect. Richardson transforms wonderfully, capturing Lulu's energy and insouciance. ![]() Louise (Haley Lu Richardson) can go to New York only if accompanied by a chaperone, and Elizabeth McGovern's Norma eagerly volunteers, for reasons later revealed. Louise's cultured and elitist mother has big dreams for her daughter, which won't happen if she stays in Wichita. The creator of Downton Abbey wrote the screenplay for The Chaperone, a story ostensibly about legendary silent screen star Louise Brooks' first trip to New York.
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