| Edition |
Special edition, [widescreen]. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert. |
| Series |
Merchant Ivory collection |
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Criterion collection |
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Merchant Ivory collection.
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Criterion collection.
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| System Details |
DVD. |
| Cast |
Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Thompson, James Wilby, Samuel West, Prunella Scales. |
| Credits |
Photography, Tony Pierce-Roberts ; art director, John Ralph ; editor, Andrew Marcus ; music, Richard Robbins. |
| Note |
DVD release of the 1992 motion picture. |
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Based on the novel by E.M. Forster. |
| Awards |
Academy Award for Best Actress, 1993. |
| Note |
Anamorphic widescreen format (2.35:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
| Summary |
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 companionship and a comfortable place in Edwardian society. Her moral strength is eventually able to resolve the tangle of opposites. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
| Note |
Special features include: Building Howards End; The design of Howards End; The wandering company; original 1992 behind-the-scenes featurette. |
| Contents |
Special features: New high-definition digital transfer; "Building Howard End": a new documentary featurette including interviews with James Ivory, Ismail Merchant, Helena Bonham Carter, costume designer Jenny Beavan, and production designer Luciana Arrighi; "The design of Howards End": an in-depth look at the costume and production designs for the film; "The wandering company"; a 1984 documentary about the history of Merchant Ivory Productions; original 1992 behind-the-scenes featurette. |
| Language |
In English with optional subtitles in English for the hearing impaired. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Social classes -- England -- Drama.
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Sisters -- Drama.
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Social conflict -- England -- Drama.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Film adaptations.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Merchant, Ismail.
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Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer, 1927-2013.
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Ivory, James.
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Hopkins, Anthony, 1937-
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Redgrave, Vanessa, 1937-
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Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966-
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Thompson, Emma.
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Wilby, James.
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West, Samuel, 1966-
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Scales, Prunella.
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Pierce-Roberts, Tony.
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Robbins, Richard, 1940-2012.
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Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970.
Howards End.
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Merchant Ivory Productions.
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| ISBN |
0780029135 |
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9780780029132 |
| Standard No. |
037429198223 |
| Music No. |
HOW040 Criterion Collection |
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