Review of Howards End (1992) by Jens T — 12 May 2012
James Ivory's Howards End is set in the early 20th century England where the two sisters Margaret (Helena Bonham Carter) and Helen Schlegel (Emma Thompson) who soon have to leave the home they have been living in all their lives, because it's going to be thorn down in order to build more flats. Helen also befriends an old lady named Ruth Wilcox (Venessa Redgrave) who thinks it's sad that Helen have to move. Ruth tells her about her birth place Howards End and how wonderful it is. But then Ruth dies and she have bequeathed Howards End to Helen. Ruth's family can't believe i, so in order not to make a case out of it, Ruth's widow husband Henry (Anthony Hopkins) decides to marry Helen, which seems to be a marriage that might not last for long.
Howards End is a perfect film about the class difference and how the people in reacts when they are exposed to a different class when they probably should have been there in the first place. Emma Thompson gives an extraordinary performance that was truly Oscar worthy, and of course there's Redgrave giving another stunning performance as another unconventional woman. Thumbs up.
This review of Howards End (1992) was written by Jens T on 12 May 2012.
Howards End has generally received very positive reviews.
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