Merchant Ivory (2024)
Overview
The first definitive feature documentary to lend new and compelling perspectives on the partnership, both professional and personal, of director James Ivory, producer Ismail Merchant, and their primary associates, writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and composer Richard Robbins. Footage from more than fifty interviews, clips, and archival material gives voice to the family of actors and technicians who helped define Merchant Ivory’s Academy Award-winning work of consummate quality and intelligence. With six Oscar winners among the notable artists participating, these close and often long-term collaborators intimately detail the transformational cinematic creativity and personal and professional drama of the wandering company that left an indelible impact on film culture.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $600,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.595 |
Directed By
Stephen Soucy
Crew
Stephen Soucy
Stephen Soucy
James Ivory
Stephen Soucy
Jon Hart
Ryan Homsey
Charles S. Cohen
Jon Hart
TOP CAST
James Ivory
Self
Ismail Merchant
Self (archive footage)
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Self (archive footage)
Jenny Beavan
Self
John Bright
Self
Richard Robbins
Self (archive footage)
Vanessa Redgrave
Self
Simon Callow
Self
Emma Thompson
Self
Hugh Grant
Self
Helena Bonham Carter
Self
Sam Waterston
Self
Chadwick Boseman
Self (archive footage)
Greta Scacchi
Self
James Wilby
Self
Rupert Graves
Self
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Self
Felicity Kendal
Self
Samuel West
Self
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