About Merchant Ivory
An illuminating documentary on the acclaimed film making partnership.
You know the films – Remains of the Day, A Room View A View, Howards End, Maurice, Heat and Dust and so many more – now meet the team behind them. So much more than the titular couple - producer Ismail Merchant and Director James Ivory (still a sprightly presence at 95 in the extensive interview that spines the film) - we meet long-time writing partner Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, costume designers, composers, editors and of course the cast, including revealing interviews with Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant and Vanessa Redgrave plus extensive archive footage. From their early Indian films to their trademark literary adaptations and Ivory’s 2018 Best Adapted Screen Play Oscar for Call Me By Your Name, it’s an extraordinary insight into the personal and professional lives of a film making family with an enduring legacy.
Director: Stephen Soucy
Cast: James Ivory, Helena Bonham-Carter, Emma Thompson, Daniel Day-Lewis, Hugh Grant, Vanessa Redgrave, Simon Callow
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