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The Remains of the Day

1993

James Ivory

Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, James Fox, Christopher Reeve ...

7.5

21,223

Drama. Romance A rule bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained veneer of servitude.

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"'The Remains of the Day' is a subtle, thoughtful movie. There are emotional upheavals in it, but they take place in shadows and corners, in secret (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		David Hunter The Hollywood Reporter	"In addition to Hopkins' tour de force (...) the performances are uniformly excellent (...) James Ivory brings out the best of his collaborators"
		Vincent Canby The New York Times	"'The Remains of the Day' is so lucid and so minutely detailed that it has its own triumphant life (...) [It] looks grand without being overdressed, it is full of feeling without being sentimental."
		Darren Richman The Independent	"A devastating meditation on love and loss buoyed by a miraculous central performance by Anthony Hopkins"
		Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"The actors keep this interesting, but as a story it drifts and rambles"
		Rita Kempley The Washington Post	"Hopkins and Thompson's downright marvelous duet is supported by a host of deft players, and the detailed re-creation of this small universe is in all ways remarkable"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"A heart-breaker of a movie, another jewel in the crown of Merchant, Ivory and Jhabvala."
		Todd McCarthy Variety	"All the meticulousness, intelligence, taste and superior acting that one expects from Merchant Ivory productions have been brought to bear on 'The Remains of the Day'."
		James Berardinelli ReelViews	"An engaging and powerful motion picture, every bit the equal of Merchant Ivory's best work, and certainly the most emotionally-wrenching tale they have brought to the screen (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

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