"Howards End"
A film I was fearful never would.
Let me guess: did he and Ivory also make "The Remains of the Day"?
Yet another movie in which periods of intense boredom were occasionally interrupted by idiotic dialogue.
"Remains of the Day" was indeed another Merchant-Ivory gem.
Yep, that was another of theirs.
There we were in the darkened movie "palace" watching "Howard's End" .... I was so bored.... that when that cabinet fell on that guy.... I laughed. Sorry but I just couldn't help it. Then, to add injury to insult/boredom... my wife then puched me in the side( OUCH).
They sure did. One of my favorite films. Fantastic performances by Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins (who absolutely got robbed at Oscar time - his performance was incomparably better than Tom Hanks' in "Philadelphia").
Yet another movie in which periods of intense boredom were occasionally interrupted by idiotic dialogue.
Hmm... It's true that nothing blew up. No one took their clothes off. There were no chases with guns blaring. I suppose some would consider that boring...
I'm going to quote Roger Ebert's review because I think he put it very well:
"The Remains of the Day" is a subtle, thoughtful movie. There are emotional upheavals in it, but they take place in shadows and corners, in secret. It tells a very sad story - three stories, really. Not long ago I praised a somewhat similar film, Martin Scorsese's "The Age of Innocence," also about characters who place duty and position above the needs of the heart. I got some letters from readers who complained the movie was boring, that "nothing happens in it." To which I was tempted to reply: If you had understood what happened in it, it would not have been boring. "