Howards End (2005)
The Merchant Ivory Collection

Basic information
	Actors and Characters Anthony Hopkins - Henry Wilcox Vanessa Redgrave - Ruth Wilcox Emma Thompson - Margaret Schlegel Prunella Scales - Aunt Juley Mund Samuel West - Leonard Bast James Wilby - Charles Wilcox Helena Bonham Carter - Helen Schlegel Jemma Redgrave - Evie Wilcox Nicola Duffett - Jacky Bast Barbara Hicks - Miss Avery Joseph Bennett - Paul Wilcox Adrian Ross Magenty - Tibby Schlegel Jo Kendall - Annie

Ratings
Amazon	IMDB 7.4	My Rating -

Academy Awards - 1992 (65th)

nominated 9 and won 3 ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE - Emma Thompson {"Margaret Schlegel"} ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - Vanessa Redgrave {"Ruth Wilcox"} ART DIRECTION - Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker CINEMATOGRAPHY - Tony Pierce-Roberts COSTUME DESIGN - Jenny Beavan, John Bright DIRECTING - James Ivory MUSIC (Original Score) - Richard Robbins BEST PICTURE - Ismail Merchant, Producer WRITING (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Movie Details
General Details Genre Drama Director James Ivory Writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala; E.M. Forster Studio Home Vision Language English MPAA Rating NR Run Time 142 mins Country UK	Technical Details Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.35:1 Color Layers Single Side, Single Layer Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles English DVD Date 2/15/2005 Discs 2 Library Index A05:025

Plot

Margaret and Helen Schlegel (Oscar winner Emma Thompson and Helena Bonham Carter) are sisters from a well-educated European family: intelligent, free-spirited, cultured, and highly emancipated by the standards of the time. A series of events brings them into a relationship with the Wilcox family: wealthy, conservative, conventional, and very English, headed by the prosperous Henry (Anthony Hopkins) and his priggish son, Charles (James Wilby). Both families also come into contact with Leonard Bast (Samuel West) 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, who must come to terms with her unexpected feelings toward him. At the same time, 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. First published in 1910, E.M Forester's Howard's End remains one of the most important English novels of the twentieth century, and Merchant Ivory Productions tour-de-force adaptation was one of the most critically acclaimed films of the 1990s, earning three Academy Awards and nine nominations, as well as being named Best Picture of 1992 by both the National Board of Review and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

Additional Information

Extra Features Building Howard's End, featuring new interviews with James Ivory, Ismail Merchant, Helena Bonham Carter, costume designer Jenny Beavan, and Academy Award winning production designer Luciana Arrighi The Design of Howard's End, a more detailed look at the costume and production designs for the film, including original design sketches The Wandering Company, a 48-minute twentieth anniversary documentary from 1984 about the history of Merchant Ivory Productions Original 1992 behind the scenes featurette

External Resources IMDB: Howards End Other: www.amazon.com