The Bostonians (1984) short review
Merchant-Ivory — what more need I say? An adaptation of the Henry James novel, the only off note for me is Christopher Reeves, who just seems so…... Read more →
Amadeus (1984) short review
I’m sure I saw Amadeus back when it first came out, but I was young, and didn’t really remember it. Every time I thought about rewatching it I... Read more →
Heat and Dust (1983) short review
A nice early Merchant Ivory production, about the wife (Greta Scacchi) of a British army officer in 1920s colonial India who becomes involved with... Read more →
The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1982) short review
Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons — what more can you say? Based on the novel, this tells the story of an outcast woman in mid-19th century England and... Read more →
Quartet (1981) short review
An early Merchant Ivory film about an English couple (one half of which is Maggie Smith) living in 1920s Paris who become enmeshed with a local woman... Read more →
Brideshead Revisited (1981) short review
A really well-told story of nostalgia set in the 1920s-1940s, with Jeremy Irons as the man who becomes emotionally entangled with an aristocratic... Read more →
Sense and Sensibility (1981) short review
It’s hard not to compare this with the 1995 adaptation, which I’ve seen probably 200 times (all before viewing this one) — apologies! ... Read more →
Pride and Prejudice (1980) short review
Okay, realize that this review comes from having watched the 1995 PandP Over and Over and Over. Surprisingly quite good! Elizabeth Garvie does a good... Read more →
My Brilliant Career (1979) short review
Such a fabulous movie based on a fabulous book. Judy Davis plays Sybylla Melvyn, a literate tomboy growing up in the Australian outback who yearns... Read more →
The Europeans (1979) short review
An early Merchant-Ivory period film. The plot is somewhat tedious and the production looks a bit dated now, but I liked the 1840s... Read more →
