Howards End
1992 · Movie · PG · 142 min · ★ 7.0 · 91% critics
In Edwardian England, two sisters find their lives entwined with a wealthy industrial family and a struggling clerk, as friendships, romance, and social expectations collide. As the lines between money, culture, and compassion blur, their choices expose the pressures and hypocrisies of a society on the edge of change.
Based on Howards End
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Details
- Years
- 1992
- Release date
- 1992-03-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 142 min
- Critic score
- 91/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (596 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an elegant, character-driven period drama about class, morality, and social change, in the vein of The Remains of the Day or A Room with a View; Not for you if you need fast action or constant thrills.
Pros: rich period atmosphere; strong ensemble performances; sharp class themes | Cons: slow, talky pacing; uneven character engagement; can feel meandering
Themes
- london, england
- sibling relationship
- countryside
- based on novel or book
- empowerment
- sister
- class differences
- turn of the century
- edwardian england
- 1900s
- wealthy family
- sister sister relationship
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1993
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1993
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1993
- National Board of Review Award — Best Film
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
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- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1993 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1993 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1993 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1993 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1993 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1993 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1993 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1993 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1993 · nominated
Cast & crew
Emma Thompson
as Margaret Schlegel
Helena Bonham Carter
as Helen Schlegel
Anthony Hopkins
as Henry J. Wilcox
Samuel West
as Leonard Bast
Vanessa Redgrave
as Ruth Wilcox
Adrian Ross Magenty
as Tibby Schlegel
Prunella Scales
as Aunt Juley
James Wilby
as Charles Wilcox
- JB
Joseph Bennett
as Paul Wilcox
Jo Kendall
as Annie
Directed by James Ivory