Howards end

DVD 2005

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 comp...

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Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970. Howards End Film adaptations

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9780780029132

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2 videodiscs (approximately 142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1992
Based on the novel by E.M. Forster
Special features include: Building Howards 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 Howards End, a more detailed look at the costume and production designs for the film including original design sketches ; The wandering company a documentary from 1984 about the history of Merchant Ivory Productions ; original 1992 behind-the-scenes featurette
Director, James Ivory ; producer, Ismail Merchant ; screenplay, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala ; music, Richard Robbins
Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Thompson, James Wilby, Samuel West, Prunella Scales
DVD ; widescreen presentation
For private home use only
Academy Awards: Winner: Best Actress, 1992

Control Number:

524774

UPC:

037429198223

Other Authors:

Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966-
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970. Howards End
Hopkins, Anthony, 1937-
Ivory, James
Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer, 1927-2013
Merchant Ivory Productions
Merchant, Ismail
Redgrave, Vanessa, 1937-
Robbins, Richard, 1940-2012
Scales, Prunella
Thompson, Emma
West, Samuel, 1966-
Wilby, James

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