Biography
James Francis Ivory is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was a principal in Merchant Ivory Productions along with Indian film producer Ismail Merchant and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. The trio made film adaptations of stories by authors such as E.M. Forster and Henry James. Their body of work is celebrated for its elegance, sophistication, literary fidelity, strong performances, complex themes, and rich characters.
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Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2018
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2018
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · 1996
- Guggenheim Fellowship · 1974
- David di Donatello — Best Foreign Director
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- National Board of Review Award — Best Film
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1993 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1987 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · nominated
Filmography25 titles
Call Me by Your Name
Merchant Ivory
Maurice
The Remains of the Day
E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey
Howards End
A Room with a View
Shakespeare-Wallah
The White Countess
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
Heat and Dust
Surviving Picasso
Quartet
The City of Your Final Destination
Mrs Dalloway
The Bostonians
The Europeans
Autobiography of a Princess
Jefferson in Paris
Roseland
The Divorce
The Wild Party
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
The Aspern Papers
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