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Howards End

1992

James Ivory

Emma Thompson, Anthony Hopkins, Samuel West, Helena Bonham Carter ...

7.0

16,524

Drama The dying Ruth Wilcox (Vanessa Redgrave) wishes to leave her country home, Howards End, to Margaret Schlegel (Emma Thompson), a modest woman of little means who will soon be forced out of her own home in London. But Ruths husband, Henry (Anthony Hopkins), an upper middle class businessman, keeps secret her desire even after he and Margaret become friends. However, after Henry and Margaret marry, their class differences and philosophies ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Incisively witty, provocative and acted to perfection, this sublime entertainment is a career peak for producer Ismail Merchant"
		Vincent Canby The New York Times	"It's time for legislation decreeing that no one be allowed to make a screen adaptation of a novel of any quality whatsoever if Ismail Merchant, James Ivory and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala are available"
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"[It] is a film seething with anger, passion, greed and emotional violence (...) 'Howards End' is of course lovely to look at (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"
		Derek Malcolm The Guardian	"The whole thing looks right, feels right and pays scrupulous attention to a complicated plot without losing sight of what the film is really about"
		Variety	"Jhabvala has distilled the 1910 novel into pungent, concise scenes that grab the viewer and maximize the impact of Forster's themes"
		Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"This landmark example of a movie of passion, taste and sensitivity that honestly touches every emotion has not only not dated, it is as moving and relevant as it was the day of its 1992 release."
		Rita Kempley The Washington Post	"Sublime (...) The scenes are clear and lean against the richness of the setting, but they flow leisurely toward the climax"
		The New Yorker	"The actors seem to have been captured at a moment of particular glory (...) Director James Ivory and the late producer Ismail Merchant (...) achieved a balance of beauty and tone"
		Angie Errigo Empire	"One of the most memorable of Merchant Ivory's many period pieces (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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