Ian Latimer

Winona 2022-01-13 08:02:16

I watched "Howard Manor" in the archive on Friday night. This is the third adaptation of Foster's novel by James Ivory. The three film adaptations were outstanding and won him honors. At the same time with this work Emma Thompson won the Oscar for Best Actress. "Howard Manor" is called "the most...

Kellie 2022-03-21 09:02:49

A documentary film "Building Howards End" filmed in 2005 introduced the background of the film "Howards End" (1992). Check out the daily bickering between Ismail Merchant and James Ivory

Documentary link? https://m.weibo.cn/1256250217/4613653079267139

Some highlights of the documentary are listed...

Shaun 2022-03-19 09:01:07

Foster’s stuff is just that... how to say it... I can’t find adjectives for the time being... In short, it’s a long note on the scandal of the classical stream of the upper class (Helena is so alive!)

Marge 2022-03-15 09:01:05

A British film that hypocritically explores the conflict between the old and the new class. In the end, Bast’s death and his poor uneducated wife (her widow’s life is not even mentioned in the ending) became the victims of the final quiet and peaceful ending. It was a regression of Ivory. The liveliness and cuteness of the screen and the ending are simply disgusting, and it's a complete regression compared to the room with a view of the scenery.