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Howards End

ISBN: 037429198223

Title: Howards End

Author: Best Actress - Emma Thompson (1992)

KDL Description:

Two sisters have encounters with a wealthy family. The younger sister is rejected by the son of the wealthy family. The older sister becomes a friend of the wealthy mother, who leaves her their cottage at Howard’s End in her will. Over the course of years, the older sister marries into the wealthy family, and the family tries to keep her from taking possession of Howard’s End.

Amazon Description:

Howards End is E.M. Forster’s beautifully subtle story of the crisscrossing paths of the privileged and those they disdain—and of a remarkable pair of women who can see beyond class distinctions. Dramatic and tragic, but also surprisingly funny, this James Ivory film focuses on a pair of unmarried sisters (Emma Thompson, who won an Oscar, and Helena Bonham Carter) who befriend a poor young clerk (Sam West) and, without meaning to, ruin his life. Meanwhile, Thompson also makes the acquaintance of a dying neighbor (Vanessa Redgrave), who leaves her a family home in her will—which her husband (Anthony Hopkins) destroys. But, ironically, he meets and falls in love with Thompson, even as their paths once more intersect with the increasingly miserable young clerk. Nuanced acting, gorgeous but muted cinematography, and a beautifully economical script by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, which also won an Oscar. —Marshall Fine