Howards End

Margaret and Helen Schlegel are sisters from a well-educated European family. A series of events brings them into a relationship with the very English Wilcox family. Both families also come into contact with Leonard Bast and his wife, a couple near the lowest tier of the rigid class system. Leonard&...

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Corporate Authors: Merchant Ivory Productions.
Other Authors: Merchant, Ismail., Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer, 1927-2013, Ivory, James., Hopkins, Anthony, 1937-, Redgrave, Vanessa, 1937-, Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966-, Thompson, Emma., Wilby, James., West, Samuel, 1966-, Scales, Prunella., Pierce-Roberts, Tony., Robbins, Richard, 1940-2012, Forster, E. M. 1879-1970.
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2005]
Edition: Special ed. two-disc set.
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Summary: Margaret and Helen Schlegel are sisters from a well-educated European family. A series of events brings them into a relationship with the very English Wilcox family. Both families also come into contact with Leonard Bast and his wife, a couple near the lowest tier of the rigid class system. Leonard's desire for cultural and intellectual status attracts the attention of Helen. Margaret must reconcile her independent spirit with her desire for companionship and a comfortable place in Edwardian society. Her moral strength is eventually able to resolve the tangle of opposites.
Item Description: DVD release of the 1992 motion picture.
Based on the novel by E.M. Forster.
Anamorphic widescreen format (2.35:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (142 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Format: DVD.
Audience: MPAA rating: PG.
Awards: Academy Award for Best Actress, 1993.
ISBN: 0780029135
9780780029132