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Howards End
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PG,2hrs 23min
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January 1, 1992
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Columbia TriStar
Synopsis: One of the best Ismail Merchant/James Ivory films, this adaptation of E. M. Forster's classic 1910 novel shows in careful detail the injuriously rigid British class consciousness of the early 20th century. The film's catalyst is "poor relation" Margaret Schlegel (Emma Thompson), who inherits part of the estate of Ruth Wilcox (Vanessa Redgrave), an upper-class woman whom she had befriended. The film's principal characters are divided by caste: aristocratic industrial Henry Wilcox (Anthony Hopkins); ... Full Synopsis
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The splendid cast embodies the characters so fully that the events actually seem to be happening to them, instead of unfolding from a screenplay. Full Review
Metascore
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87
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
Featured Cast
Henry Wilcox
Margaret Schlegel
Ruth Wilcox
Helen Schlegel
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