Howards End / producer, Ismail Merchant ; screenplay, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala ; director, James Ivory ; Merchant/Ivory Productions.

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Margaret and Helen Schlegel are sisters from a well-educated European family. A series of events brings them into a relationship with the very English Wilcox family. Both families also come into contact with Leonard Bast and his wife, a couple near the lowest tier of the rigid class system. Leonard'...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Howards End (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Merchant Ivory collection.
Corporate Author: Merchant Ivory Productions
Other Authors: Merchant, Ismail
Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer, 1927-2013
Ivory, James
Hopkins, Anthony, 1937-
Redgrave, Vanessa, 1937-
Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966-
Thompson, Emma
Wilby, James
West, Samuel, 1966-
Scales, Prunella
Pierce-Roberts, Tony
Robbins, Richard, 1940-2012
Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional subtitles in English for the hearing impaired.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2005]
Edition:Special edition two-disc set.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Merchant Ivory collection.
Subjects:
Social classes > England > Drama.
Sisters > Drama.
Social conflict > England > Drama.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Genre:
Drama.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Margaret and Helen Schlegel are sisters from a well-educated European family. A series of events brings them into a relationship with the very English Wilcox family. Both families also come into contact with Leonard Bast and his wife, a couple near the lowest tier of the rigid class system. Leonard's desire for cultural and intellectual status attracts the attention of Helen. Margaret must reconcile her independent spirit with her desire for companionship and a comfortable place in Edwardian society. Her moral strength is eventually able to resolve the tangle of opposites.
Note:DVD release of the 1992 motion picture.
Based on the novel by E.M. Forster.
Anamorphic widescreen format (2.35:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Special features include: Building Howards End; The design of Howards End; The wandering company; original 1992 behind-the-scenes featurette.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CL2 D0046435 VideoDVD
PR6011.O58 H6 2005 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG.
Awards:Academy Award for Best Actress, 1993.
ISBN:0780029135
9780780029132
Credits:Photography, Tony Pierce-Roberts ; art director, John Ralph ; editor, Andrew Marcus ; music, Richard Robbins.
System Details:DVD.
Cast:
Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Thompson, James Wilby, Samuel West, Prunella Scales.