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"Superb
adaptation of Forster's masterpiece"
"Perfect
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Howard's End
with Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Helena
Bonham-Carter, Vanessa Redgrave and Sam West |
Edwardian drama based on E.M. Forster's novel which
follows the fortunes of two families. Winner of three Academy Awards
including Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Art Direction.
Review
Howard's End is E M Forster's beautifully subtle story
of the criss-crossing paths of the privileged and those they disdain - and
of a remarkable pair of women who can see beyond class distinctions.
Dramatic and tragic but also surprisingly funny, this James Ivory film
focuses on a pair of unmarried sisters (Emma Thompson, who won an Oscar,
and Helena Bonham Carter) who befriend a poor young clerk (Sam West) and,
without meaning to, ruin his life. Meanwhile, Thompson also makes the
acquaintance of a dying neighbour (Vanessa Redgrave), who leaves her a
family home in her will - which her husband (Anthony Hopkins) destroys.
But, ironically, he meets and falls in love with Thompson, even as their
paths once more intersect with the increasingly miserable young clerk.
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's beautifully economical script also won an
Oscar.
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