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Merchant and Ivory at their best

posted 18 years ago by f-berlivet
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I'm a big fan of the Merchant/Ivory movies, and HOWARDS END is without any doubt the highlight of their careers(as well as one of the finest pictures ever made).Here's my top 5:the best of the Merchant/Ivory team.

1.HOWARDS END
2.THE REMAINS OF THE DAY
3.A ROOM WITH A VIEW
4.MAURICE
5.Mr & Mrs BRIDGE

Does anyone agree?

[–] mcgonagall_fan 18 years ago

A Room With A View is my favorite Merchant Ivory production but i have to agree with you that Howard's End was right behind it. It was a beautiful movie! :D

"Difficult colour...green." - Maggie Smith

[–] jg67 18 years ago

1. Howards End
2. Quartet
3. The Bostonians
4. Maurice
5. The Remains of the Day

"They love me....the men love me, the women love me...... ME, MAHOGANY!"

[–] saltandpepper66 18 years ago

It is one of the greatest novels ever written and films ever made.

[–] tin_of_cookies 18 years ago

where angels fear to tread

forster is a genius and merchant and ivory do his work justice

[–] jg67 18 years ago

Where Angels Fear to Tread is Forster. It's not Merchant and Ivory. Great movie though.

"I thought her a mere social climber, but now I see she's a mountineer." Mrs. Sedley

[–] tin_of_cookies 18 years ago

oops

[–] saltandpepper66 16 years ago

It's Forster, but not Merchant/Ivory

[–] Kinematico 17 years ago

I've only seen 3 of Merchant-Ivory movies so far. Apparently the best ones.

my list:

1. A Room with A View

2. Howards End

3. The Remains of the Day

[–] Prom_Queen_Carrie 17 years ago

A Room With A View is my absolute favorite. It is just perfect and beautiful film. Remains of the Day is my second favorite. It just breaks your heart.

[–] Benedict_Cumberbatch 17 years ago

"Maurice" is my favourite, but I haven't seen "A Room with a View" yet.

Ignorance is bliss. Sammy Malone must be very happy.

[–] murph24 16 years ago

In order of preference:

1. HOWARDS END

2. THE REMAINS OF THE DAY

3. A ROOM WITH A VIEW

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[–] KatrinaW 13 years ago

"Maurice" is my absolute favorite Merchant-Ivory. There's just something about that movie that stayed with me for a long time. I think it's the love story between Maurice and Alec, and the happy ending.

It's also got brilliant acting, gorgeous scenery, costumes and production design, a beautifully haunting score; however, all M/I productions have this same high standard. I think the stunning Rupert Graves is what pushed Maurice over the edge for me.

I think "A Room with a View" comes second for me, then "Howard's End", then "Remains of the Day".

[–] tj19 13 years ago

I've only seen 2 Merchant/Ivory films :(
But I LOVED them. "Maurice" and "Howards End"
I think I'm going to watch "A Room with a View" next, and then "Remains of the Day"

[–] sirjeremy 11 years ago

Indeed. I rewatched it last night and was reminded what a staggering piece of cinema it is. Maurice and Remains are superb but neither quite comes close to Howards End.

[–] rascal67 11 years ago

There was real magic at work here. All the elements meshed beautifully together and Merchant Ivory were in top form with this production. Could be quite possibly, the finest period film ever made. The detail and feel for the period is astonishing, capped off with superb performances.