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Howards End [digital videodisc] / Merchant/Ivory Productions ; Sumitomo Corporation in association with Imagica Corp., Cinema Ten Corporation, Japan Satellite Broadcasting Inc., Ida Productions, a film by James Ivory ; produced in association with the Criterion Collection ; produced by Ismail Merchant ; screenplay, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala ; directed by James Ivory.

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Irvington, NY : Criterion Collection ; Chicago, IL : Distributed by Home Vision Entertainment, [2005]

Social classes -- Great Britain -- Drama.

Sisters -- Drama.

Social conflict -- England -- Drama.

Merchant Ivory collection

2 videodiscs (ca. 142 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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.

Academy Award, 1992: Best adapted screenplay.

Academy Award, 1992: Best actress (Emma Thompson)

MPAA rating: PG.

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