Howards End

1992 · directed by James Ivory

Rating

83/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

Criterion

A saga of class relations and changing times in an Edwardian England on the brink of modernity, the film centers on liberal Margaret Schlegel, who, along with her sister Helen, becomes involved with two couples: wealthy, conservative industrialist Henry Wilcox and his wife Ruth, and the downwardly mobile working-class Leonard Bast and his mistress Jackie.

Howards End (1992), directed by James Ivory, rates 83/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Emma Thompson
• Helena Bonham Carter
• Anthony Hopkins
• Samuel West
• Vanessa Redgrave
• Adrian Ross Magenty
• Prunella Scales
• James Wilby
• Joseph Bennett
• Jo Kendall

Crew

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

More from James Ivory

1. The Remains of the Day (1993) — 85/100 · 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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