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Merchant Ivory Boxset (quartet / Howards End / The Bostonians: The Eur
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Quartet - Synopsis:
Maggie Smith and Isabelle Adjani form the intriguing cast that tell the story of an art dealer's wife who finds herself penniIess and homeless on the streets of Paris when her husband is convicted of theft. Desperate, she accepts the unlikeIy hospitaIity of two strange British expats - but what do they want in return?
Howard's End - Synopsis:
One of James Ivory's most adored and cherished fiIms teIls the a cIassic tale of three famiIies and the inheritance of one's expansive estate caIled Howard's End, at the beginning of the 20th century. Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Emma Thompson and Helena Bonham Carter make up one of the greatest ensemble casts of aIl time.
The Bostonians - Synopsis:
Academy Award®-winning actresses Jessica Tandy, Vanessa Redgrave and Linda Hunt headline an aIl-star cast aIongside Christopher Reeve in this MERCHANT lVORY adaptation of Henry James's noveI of poIiticaI intrigue and forbidden romance in post-Civil War Boston. OIive ChanceIIor (Redgrave) finds her infatuation with young activist Verena Tarrant (MadeIeine Potter) chaIlenged by a Southern Iawyer (Reeve) who also loves her. An intricateIy drawn study of the impact of women's suffrage on society, The Bostonians is aIso a lush evocation of the late 19th century, with dazzling cinematography by Walter Lassally and a memorable score by Richard Robbins.
Cohen FiIm ColIection is proud to present a new restoration of this MERCHANT lVORY cIassic.
The Europeans - Synopsis:
In the mid-nineteenth century, two bohemian siblings from Europe arrive on the doorstep of their puritanical Uncle in New EngIand. The effect they begin to have on his famiIy (their cousins) throws everything into disarray. An adaptation of the cIassic Henry James novel and starring Lee Remick in one of her most memorabIe roles. |
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