Another Merchant and Ivory production of an E.M. Forster novel. But, oh, don''t forget the third less well known partner in this film making team, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, who wrote most of Merchant and Ivory's screenplays. So, it's England in the 1910's again and a story about th...( read more)
Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter, Anthony Hopkins
A businessman thwarts his wife's bequest of an estate to another woman.
DVD Release Date: June 18, 2001
Stats: 442 reviews
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June 30, 2009
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October 12, 2008
helena bonham carter on top form. redgrave, thompson and hopkins were all great too. the story develops gradually but is ultimately satisfying. very good cinematography. i'm really starting to rate helena bonham carter as a good actress, as appose to simply being a fan of her in ...( read more)
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October 16, 2007
6/10
I felt the filmmakers tried to fit way too much from the novel into the film's two hour and 20 minute running time. I'm aware the Merchant-Ivory adaptations are meant to be as true to the source material as possible, but that's just the problem. What's the point of making o...( read more) -
October 20, 2009
Merchant-Ivory's gorgeous epic is an emotionally withdrawn yet passionate, beautiful yet realistic period affair about classism, moral hypocrisy and the importance of having a home of your own. In England in 1910, the matriarch Mrs. Ruth Wilcox (Vanessa Redgrave) is dying a slow,...( read more)
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August 16, 2009
More like Howard's Never End. Actually, maybe Howard can give me the 2 hours of my life back.
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July 4, 2009
James Ivory is known for his skill in adapting classic novels. Without doubt one of his best is 'Howards End', based on a famous book.
From the opening credits, showing Vanessa Redgrave's skirt sweeping through the wet grass and flowers around her beloved Howards End, till the fi...( read more) -
March 14, 2009
I loved this movie and the interplay between Hopikins and Thompson is just art.
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