Julian Fellowes, Michael Engler & Elizabeth McGovern Discuss Their Film, "The Chaperone"
Directed by Michael Engler, "The Chaperone" takes place against the backdrop of the tumultuous times of the early 1920’s. A Kansas woman (Elizabeth McGovern, "Downton Abbey") is forever changed when she chaperones a beautiful and talented 15-year-old dancer named Louise Brooks to New York for the summer. One of them is eager to fulfill her destiny of dance and movie stardom; the other is on a mission to unearth the mysteries of her past. Masterpiece's first feature film reunites the writer, director and star of "Downton Abbey, "Julian Fellowes and McGovern.