Robert Regan
23Feb12
The two merchant-Ivory films I love are Heat and Dust and Autobiography of a Princess.
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richmondhill
23Nov11
The Merchant Ivory dressing-up box at its most lushly lyrical, which wields Forster’s social scalpel with deft, if obvious, charm. For a change, less occupied with the mantel piece than with the drama in front of it, this is a straight-forwardly honest adaptation with adamant performances provide a welcome forward trajectory to MI’s often pedestrian dawdle.
Dave
7Oct11
I have seen only two Merchant-Ivory films, but both are among the finest of the entire 1990s. This is a gorgeous, lyrical film, and while I might slightly prefer The Remains of the Day, this is itself a truly great movie.
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Adrian Mendoza
28Feb11
i've always been a fan of the book. was stunned when i saw this merchant ivory version
Drew Kelly
17May10
I never seen a version of this film that wasn't scratched...I think I would love it too much if I did.
aquixoticlife
7Apr09
The central motif of the movie is an interesting one; involving how a past moral obligation ignored can subtly and irreparably alter the course of one's life. And for that we can thank E..M Forster. However the characters are underdeveloped, the script is average, and the cinematography is mostly weak (excepting the scenes of the poet in the field of flowers). And for that we can thank Mr. James Ivory.
