Overview:
A saga of class relations and changing times in an Edwardian England on the brink of modernity, the film centers on liberal Margaret Schlegel, who, along with her sister Helen, becomes involved with two couples: wealthy, conservative industrialist Henry Wilcox and his wife Ruth, and the downwardly mobile working-class Leonard Bast and his mistress Jackie.| Status: | Released (1992-03-13) |
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| Awards: | Won 3 Oscars. 32 wins & 49 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $26,126,837 |
| Screen: | E.M. Forster, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala |
| Productions: | Merchant Ivory Productions, Japan Satellite Broadcasting, IMAGICA, Sumitomo Corporation, Film Four International, Cinema Ten Corporation, Ide Productions |
| Production Countries: | Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Deutsch |
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Casts
- 7056: Emma Thompson - Margaret Schlegel
- 1283: Helena Bonham Carter - Helen Schlegel
- 4173: Anthony Hopkins - Henry J. Wilcox
- 54447: Samuel West - Leonard Bast
- 13333: Vanessa Redgrave - Ruth Wilcox
- 54445: Adrian Ross Magenty - Tibby Schlegel
- 55643: Prunella Scales - Aunt Juley
Crews
- 54442: E.M. Forster - Novel - Writing
- 3960: Tony Pierce-Roberts - Director of Photography - Camera
- 4868: Andrew Marcus - Editor - Editing
- 54443: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Screenplay - Writing
- 54441: James Ivory - Director - Directing
- 1080783: Paul Bradley - Executive Producer - Production
- 54448: Ismail Merchant - Producer - Production
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Reviews
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The script itself is not up the level of Remains of the Day, but then E.M.Forster is not Ishiguro (Never Let Me Go). Nevertheless E.M.Forster gives us a huge, complex story that holds our interest for the entire 142 minutes. And the Ivory-Merchant team contributes a beautiful setp ....
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I think this might be the pinnacle of the Merchant Ivory storytelling world (with thanks to E.M. Forster), as a strong ensemble cast assembles to tell a tale of Edwardian Britain that brings into stark focus a class system that is just beginning to show some cracks. "Wilcox" (Anthony ....
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