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The Guru *** (1969, Rita Tushingham, Michael York, Utpal Dutt) – Classic Movie Review 9233

Director James Ivory’s 1969 comedy drama The Guru stars Michael York as English pop singer Tom Pickle, who goes to Bombay, India, to learn the sitar (this is the late Sixties) with maestro Ustad Zafar […]

Jan, 06

Heat and Dust **** (1983, Julie Christie, Shashi Kapoor, Greta Scacchi, Christopher Cazenove, Susan Fleetwood, Barry Foster, Julian Glover) – Classic Movie Review 4832

Director James Ivory’s sumptuous 1983 romantic drama stars Julie Christie, who relishes a highly rewarding role as a young Englishwoman who wants to find the whole truth about herself and India via the letters of […]

Dec, 31

Quartet **** (1981, Alan Bates, Maggie Smith, Isabelle Adjani, Anthony Higgins, Pierre Clémenti, Suzanne Flon, Sheila Gish) – Classic Movie Review 3,179

James Ivory’s beautifully crafted 1981 drama film Quartet stars Alan Bates, Maggie Smith, Isabelle Adjani and Anthony Higgins, who give notable displays of intense acting in this sleek and involving version of Jean Rhys’s autobiographical […]

Dec, 22

The Europeans **** (1979, Lee Remick, Robin Ellis, Wesley Addy, Tim Woodward, Lisa Eichhorn, Norman Snow) – Classic Movie Review 1,685

James Ivory’s 1979 romantic drama movie The Europeans is one of his most polished masterworks. Lee Remick, Robin Ellis, Wesley Addy, Tim Woodward and Lisa Eichhorn are ideal stars. Director James Ivory’s 1979 romantic drama […]

Sep, 19

The Bostonians **** (1984, Christopher Reeve, Vanessa Redgrave, Jessica Tandy, Madeleine Potter) – Classic Movie Review 1684

Director James Ivory’s literate and civilised 1984 drama stars Vanessa Redgrave, who is ideally cast and on her best form as Henry James’s strong-willed Victorian heroine, Boston feminist Olive Chancellor. Everything runs perfectly smoothly in this […]

Sep, 17

The Golden Bowl **** (Nick Nolte, Uma Thurman, Jeremy Northam, Kate Beckinsale) – Classic Film Review 1217

Nick Nolte is brilliant in producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory’s splendid, intense, beautifully realised 2000 film version of the classic novel by Henry James. What tangled webs we weave! A poverty-stricken Italian, Prince […]

May, 15

The Remains of the Day ***** (1993, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Christopher Reeve, James Fox, Peter Vaughan, Hugh Grant) – Classic Movie Review 451

Director James Ivory’s and producer Ismail Merchant’s 1993 triumph is an awesomely meticulous adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Booker-prize-winning novel. Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson give the most incredibly impressive, subtle, miniaturist performances as Lord Darlington’s desperately […]

Nov, 25

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