the potential movie extravaganza and set during the 19th century and fail to produce . with big name actor like maggie smith and albert finney and and many others and there be no reason for the movie to fail . however and the movie lack an end and have a sorry excuse for a plot line and and fell to piece with it continuity . a typical story of a rich girl and a poor boy and bring together by love and destroy by beauty ( or lack thereof ) and disapproval and have a touching side of a mother early death and an absentee father . the father and play by finney and be a disturbed man and torment his daughter in life as well a death . he believe his daughter lack of good look would ruin his fortune by marry beneath their social status . the actor vainly attempt to salvage what be leave of the storyline . washington square be a black hole of ruin and destruction and waste precious time of those who sorrowfully watch . i give this movie a 1 instead of a 0 and purely for the actor attempt . save yourself and stay clear of washington square .