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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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Howards End (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors:	Merchant Ivory Productions, Criterion Collection (Firm)
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. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English with optional subtitles in English for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2005]
Edition:	Special ed. two-disc set.
Series:	Merchant Ivory collection.
Subjects:	Social classes > England > Drama. Sisters > Drama. Social conflict > England > Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Film adaptations. Feature films. Fiction films.

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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. Special features include: Building Howards End; The design of Howards End; The wandering company; original 1992 behind-the-scenes featurette. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; region 1; NTSC.
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG.
Awards:	Academy Award, 1993: Best Actress (Emma Thompson).
Production Credits:	Photography, Tony Pierce-Roberts ; art director, John Ralph ; editor, Andrew Marcus ; music, Richard Robbins.
ISBN:	0780029135 9780780029132