Directors〘James Ivory〙♣
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- DirectorJames IvoryStarsShashi KapoorLeela NaiduDurga KhoteA young Indian newlywed finds his independent wife troublesome and seeks help and advice from his overbearing mother, a supposedly worldly wise friend, an American seeker of enlightenment and a swami.
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsAlexander Scourby"Venice: Themes and Variations"
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsSaeed JaffreyThe visual images consist entirely of Indian miniature paintings, while an off-screen narrator traces the rise of this art form within the courts of Akbar (1542-1605), who united what is now India and Pakistan, and his son Jahangir (1569-1627). Two schools of the miniature paintings, done by anonymous artists, flourished after Akbar established unity and peace across what had been many smaller states: the Moghul (Islamic) school and the Rajput (Hindu) school. The Moghul paintings record the events of the court, while the Rajput school connects physical beauty and, in particular, the longing of women to the transcendent values of the spirit."The Sword and the Flute"
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsLeo GennA documentary of Delhi, it scans the city's historic past that includes successive Afghan, Moghul, and English invasions, while it reveals its variegated life of the present.Shashi Kapoor, Felicity Kendal, Madhur Jaffrey
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsShashi KapoorFelicity KendalGeoffrey KendalThe story of a family troupe of English actors in India. They travel around the towns and villages giving performances of Shakespearean plays. Through their travels we see the changing face of India as the old is replaced by the new, Maharajas become hotel owners, sports become more important than culture and the theater is replaced by Bolliwood movies."Shakespeare-Wallah"
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsRita TushinghamMichael YorkUtpal DuttTom Pickle, Britain's top pop artiste, travels to Bombay, India, in the 1960s to learn to play the sitar (musical instrument) from renowned maestro Ustad Zafar Khan. Tom is taken to Zafar's home, where he gets to meet his wife and several daughters, and the maestro himself."The Guru" (How to learn play the Sitar)
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsShashi KapoorJennifer KendalZia MohyeddinLucia Lane, an English writer by way of the US, arrives in Bombay to watch the filming of one of her novels. She's nearing middle age, she's had several husbands, she's lonely and self absorbed. Hari, a screenwriter, offers to show her around. She's interested only in the film's leading man, Vikram, younger than she, married, and building a career as a matinee idol. Lucia takes every opportunity to be near "V," making scenes in front of his wife, demanding his attentions. Hari is long suffering, carrying Lucia's messages to V, helping her out when the affair gets out of hand. Meanwhile, V's career suffers, with unpleasant repercussions. Who will bring things to a halt?"Bombay Talkie" Watch full movie HD ࿏ with Jennifer Kendal, Shashi Kapoor ࿏ here
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsSusan BlakelyMargaret BrewsterThayer DavidAn allegory about humankind progresses from a savage state to a civilized form, that is only a cover for its innate barbarism."Savages" Trilogy 1 "Savages" 1972
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsJames MasonMadhur JaffreyKeith VarnierOn the anniversary of her father's death, an Indian princess (Madhur Jaffrey) celebrates his memory in her London apartment by having tea and showing a selection of home movies to her guest, her father's old tutor Cyril Sahib (James Mason)."Autobiography of a Princess" starring James Mason, Madhur Jaffrey ࿏ (Exclusive engagements start September 1)
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsJames CocoRaquel WelchPerry KingWith the arrival of talking pictures, a silent film comedian (a Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle-type) throws a lavish party to try and save his failing career. His plan is to release one last, great silent masterpiece."The Wild Party" Trilogy 2: Hollywood in the 20's... Gin, Sin and a Night they're still whispering about! ࿏ starring Raquel Welch
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsTeresa WrightLou JacobiDon De Natale"Roseland" is made up of three stories, sometimes connecting, all set in the famed New York dance palace, and all having the same theme: finding the right dance partner."Roseland" Trilogy 3: In the famous Roseland (all decoration in pink) New-York's dance Palace, 3 parallel stories having in common finding the right partner for the dance-floor; The Waltz, The Hustle, The Peabody - part of a trilogy (Savages, Wild party the other two) - depicting oneself in ࿏ deep enclosure in a sealed-in world
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsLee RemickRobin EllisWesley AddyIt's the fall of 1850, a few miles outside Boston. The household of the dour Mr. Wentworth receives two unannounced visitors from Europe, Eugenia and Felix, the daughter and son of his half sister. Gertrude, one of Wentworth's two daughters, is instantly infatuated with her cousins, thinking them sophisticated and worldly. She turns her back on the local Unitarian minister, Mr. Brand, who has been calling on her, to delight in the pleasure and amusement Felix offers. Another wealthy neighbor, Mr. Acton, is attracted to Eugenia, who is going through a divorce with a European aristocrat. Are the Americans being used by the penniless Europeans? Or is there real affection?"The Europeans" Starring Lee Remick
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsDavid ReddenMichael WagerRobert PowellTwo teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old."Jane Austen in Manhattan" Starring Anne Baxter
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsIsabelle AdjaniMaggie SmithAlan BatesFinding herself penniless after her art-dealer husband Stephan is convicted of theft, Marya Zelli accepts the hospitality of a strange couple, H.J. and Lois Heidler, who let her live in their home.Starring Isabelle Adjani
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsJulie ChristieGreta ScacchiChristopher CazenoveAnne is investigating the life of her grand-aunt Olivia, whose destiny has always been shrouded with scandal. As Anne delves into the history of her grand-aunt, she is led to reconsider her own life."Heat and Dust" Starring Julie Christie, Shashi Kapoor, Greta Scacchi ( ˘︹˘ )
- DirectorIsmail MerchantStarsSaeed JaffreyZohra SehgalKareem SamarRoughly structured over 24 hours, we visit Pavan Pool, a compound in Bombay where poor women sing, dance, and engage in prostitution. By day, they practice singing and dancing, both traditional and pop. Brothers and uncles with musical talent accompany them; the other men are idle, gambling and laying about, living off the women's earnings. At night, men come to the compound, walking past room after room of performing women, sitting down to listen to those who interest them. What they pay is up to them. After hours, prostitution begins. Our guides are the compound's rent collector, an older woman who grew up there, and a bit-part actor who spends his earnings there.From Ivory - Ismail Merchant, (close collaborator) productions ࿏ a documentary showing us life in Bombay's buildings, women dancing "kathak" ࿏ watch related sequence
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsChristopher ReeveVanessa RedgraveJessica TandyA Boston feminist and a conservative Southern lawyer contend for the heart and mind of a beautiful and bright girl unsure of her future."The Bostonians" Starring Vanessa Redgrave
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsMaggie SmithHelena Bonham CarterDenholm ElliottLucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter) shares a brief romance with George Emerson in Florence. Yet as she tries to move on with her life and look for marriage elsewhere, can she truly forget the events of that summer?"Room with a view" Starring Helena Bonham Carter (Vacations acquaintances can override allready established life when back to home?)
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsJames WilbyRupert GravesHugh GrantTwo English school chums find themselves falling in love at Cambridge. To regain his place in society, Clive gives up Maurice and marries. While staying with Clive and his wife, Maurice discovers romance in the arms of the gamekeeper Alec."Maurice" ࿏ James Wilby, Hugh Grant ࿏ in two master's performances
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsBernadette PetersAdam Coleman HowardChris SarandonBenadette Peters stars in this ironic film based on Tama Janowitz's best-selling collection of short stories that defined the downtown New York art scene of the 1980s"Slaves of New York"
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsPaul NewmanJoanne WoodwardSaundra McClainSet during World War II, an upper-class family begins to fall apart due to the conservative nature of the patriarch and the progressive values of his children."Mr. & Mrs. Bridge" ࿏ Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward ࿏ in two master's performances ( ˘︹˘ )
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsAnthony HopkinsEmma ThompsonVanessa RedgraveSet in the early 20th century, class distinctions and troubled relations affect the relationship between two families and the ownership of a cherished British estate known as Howards End."Howard's End" Starring Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter, Anthony Hopkins
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsAnthony HopkinsEmma ThompsonJohn HaycraftA butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years leading up to World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty was to his lordly employer."The Remains of the day" ࿏ Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thomson ࿏ in two mastered performances
- DirectorRichard RobbinsStarsTrevor NicholsRosemary MartinRichard RobbinsOff-camera, a Western traveler tells us of hearing singing from his hotel window in Bombay. He searches for the source, and discovers a caste of street performers, eking out a modest living. We see individuals and groups, old and young, snake charmers and those hired to sing at family celebrations. A few talk about their lives and refute accusations of kidnapping lodged against the caste. A troupe of women sing at a party for a pregnant woman - they are saucy and blunt, encouraging and sisterly."The courtesans of Bombay" A documentary belonging to Merchant-Ivory collection ࿏ (more about this movie /gr) ( ˘︹˘ )
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsNick NolteGreta ScacchiGwyneth PaltrowWidower Thomas Jefferson (3rd US president 1801-09) lives in Paris 1785-90 with his daughter. He has a pretty slave girl accompany his other daughter to France. He has an alleged affair with her resulting in children."Jefferson in Paris" ࿏ Nick Nolte, Greta Scacchi ࿏ in two master's perfmances ( ˘︹˘ )
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsAnthony HopkinsNatascha McElhoneJulianne MooreThe passionate Merchant Ivory drama tells the story of Françoise Gilot (Natascha McElhone), the only lover of Pablo Picasso (Sir Anthony Hopkins) who was strong enough to withstand his ferocious cruelty, and move on with her life."Surviving Picasso" ࿏ starring Anthony Hopkins ࿏ the private life of painter Pablo Picasso ( ˘︹˘ )
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsLeelee SobieskiKris KristoffersonBarbara HersheyThis fictionalized story, based on the family life of writer James Jones, is an emotionless slice-of-life story. Jones here is portrayed as Bill Willis, a former war hero and now successful author who obviously drinks too much and is starting to experience health problems."A soldier's daughter never cries" with Kris Kristofferson's, Barbara Hershey's mastered performances
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsUma ThurmanJeremy NorthamKate BeckinsaleA man marries an heiress for her money even though he is actually in love with her friend."The golden bowl" ࿏ Nick Nolte, Uma Thurman ࿏ in two master performances ࿏ The Golden Bowl ࿏ From Henry James novel
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsKate HudsonNaomi WattsStockard ChanningFrench vs. American social customs and behaviors are observed in a story about an American visiting her sister and French brother-in-law and niece in Paris."Le Divorce" starring Naomi Watts, Kate Hudson ( ˘︹˘ )
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsRalph FiennesNatasha RichardsonVanessa RedgraveIn 1930s Shanghai, a blind American diplomat develops a curious relationship with a young Russian refugee who works odd--and sometimes illicit--jobs to support members of her dead husband's aristocratic family.࿏ Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson ࿏ in two mastered performances
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsOmar MetwallyAnthony HopkinsCharlotte GainsbourgOmar wants to write an authorized biography on a dead writer and travels to a farm in Uruguay to meet the trustees - the writer's brother, widow and cute mistress/mother of his daughter.In Uruguay, in search of the puzzle of a suicide committed magnate ࿏ starring Anthony Hopkins, Laura Linney, Charlotte Gainsbrourg ( ˘︹˘ )
- DirectorLuca GuadagninoStarsTimothée ChalametArmie HammerMichael StuhlbargIn 1980s Italy, romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student and the older man hired as his father's research assistant."Call me by your name" (Screenwriting) ࿏ James Ivory, (direction) ࿏ Luca Guadagnino