Merchant Ivory
Closing Night Film + Preview
Illuminating documentary on the acclaimed film making partnership
You know the films – Remains of the Day, A Room With 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 Screenplay 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.
“ANYONE WITH A FONDNESS FOR THESE MOVIES AND FOR TALES OF WHAT MIGHT BE DESCRIBED AS A GENTLEMEN GUERRILLA FILMMAKING OPERATION WILL FIND IMMENSE PLEASURE HERE”
– The Hollywood Reporter
Tivoli Cheltenham
(Operated by Everyman Cinemas)
112 mins
Country: US
Language: English
Year: 2023
Genre: Documentary
Recommended: 15+
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Director: Stephen Soucy
Cast: James Ivory, Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter, Vanessa Redgrave, Hugh Grant, Rupert Graves, Simon Callow, Natasha McElhone, Greta Scacchi, Felicity Kendal, Samuel West, James Fox
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