The Remains of the Day

1993 · directed by James Ivory

Rating

85/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

Criterion

In interwar Britain, a rule-bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a new housekeeper. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained veneer of servitude.

The Remains of the Day (1993), directed by James Ivory, rates 85/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Anthony Hopkins
• Emma Thompson
• James Fox
• Christopher Reeve
• Hugh Grant
• Peter Vaughan
• Ben Chaplin
• Paula Jacobs
• Patrick Godfrey
• Michael Lonsdale

Crew

• Tony Pierce-Roberts — Director of Photography
• Andrew Marcus — Editor
• Richard Robbins — Original Music Composer
• Ruth Prawer Jhabvala — Screenplay

More from James Ivory

1. Howards End (1992) — 83/100 · hit
2. A Room with a View (1986) — 83/100 · hit
3. Lumière & Company (1995) — 80/100 · hit
4. Maurice (1987) — 77/100
5. Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990) — 69/100
6. The Bostonians (1984) — 63/100

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