Howards End
1992 · 2h 22m · Drama, Romance
Watch it tonight if you're in the mood for intelligent, character-driven drama that actually has something to say about class and morality. The stellar critical consensus (94% RT, 88 Metacritic) proves this Merchant-Ivory adaptation earns its reputation as a thoughtful, beautifully crafted period piece—just don't expect a conventional love story.
Plot
A saga of class relations and changing times in an Edwardian England on the brink of modernity, the film centers on liberal Margaret Schlegel, who, along with her sister Helen, becomes involved with two couples: wealthy, conservative industrialist Henry Wilcox and his wife Ruth, and the downwardly mobile working-class Leonard Bast and his mistress Jackie.
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter, Anthony Hopkins, Samuel West, Vanessa Redgrave