A Room with a View (1985 film)
1986
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"Howards End," based on the 1910 novel by Forster, is a film seething with anger, passion, greed and emotional violence. That the characters are generally well-behaved says less about their manners than their inhibitions. That's where the two conversations between Margaret and Henry come into play.
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May 1, 1992 · Emma Thompson is superb in the central role: quiet, ironic, observant, with steel inside. Helena Bonham Carter has never been better than she is here, as the hothead who commits her mind and body to the radical new social ideas of the times.
Helen Schlegel falls for Paul Wilcox, but is rebuffed. Her sister Margaret becomes friends with his mother, who promises her the family house, Howards End. Unfortunately, after her death, the...
- (69)
- James Ivory
- PG
- Anthony Hopkins
Feb 26, 1993 · With Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter, Joseph Bennett, Emma Thompson. Set in the early 20th century, class distinctions and troubled relations affect the relationship between two families and the ownership of a cherished British estate known as Howards End.
- (36K)
- Drama, Romance
- James Ivory
- 1993-02-26
The emotions ringing through by film's end - not to mention its astoundingly pointed social criticism - give the film its power, a power missing even from Forster's rambling, distant novel. And this story is nestled amongst some of the most beautiful art direction, music, and cinematography to ever grace the screen.
Mar 13, 1992 · "Howards End," set at the end of the Edwardian era, doesn't even dimly perceive World War I, to say nothing of World War II, the Holocaust, the Bomb and the possibility of the planet's...
Simmering with rich emotion and crackling with class politics, Howards End is the crowning glory of the Merchant Ivory powerhouse and the rare perfect period drama. What stands out Howards End converted three of its nine Oscar nods into wins: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Production Design, and Best Actress, courtesy of Emma Thompson’s ...
