Speed Cinema Presents: Howards End
Friday, November 25, 7 p.m.
Speed Art Museum Cinema
Directed by James Ivory
“A landmark example of a movie of passion, taste and sensitivity that touches every emotion.”—Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
This 4K restoration of director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant’s beloved masterpiece is an adaption of E. M Forster’s classic 1910 novel. It follows the saga of class relations and changing mores in Edwardian England. Margaret (Emma Thompson in her Oscar-winning role) and her sister Helen (Helena Bonham Carter) become involved with two couples: a wealthy industrialist (Anthony Hopkins) and his wife (Vanessa Redgrave) and a working-class man and his mistress.
The interwoven lives of these three families are connected to the ownership of Howards End, a beloved country home. The film is a compelling, brilliantly acted study of Margaret’s struggle to maintain her ideals and integrity in the face of Edwardian society’s conformist values. Winner of two additional Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Art Direction. 1992, U.S./U.K., DCP, 143 minutes.
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