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Howards End is a 1992 film based on E. M. Forster's novel "Howards End", first published in 1910, which tells the story of class struggle in turn-of-the-century England. His main theme in the novel is to show the importance and the difficulty of people connecting with each other.

Plot

The plot takes place in England at the beginning of the twentieth century. It is about three families who represent three social classes: the Wilcoxes, who are rich Victorian capitalists and basically consider themselves as aristocrats; the Schlegel sisters, who represent the enlightened bourgeois class; and the Basts who are the working class, fighting to survive. The Schlegel sisters try to help the poor Basts and cajole the Wilcoxes to lower their prejudices.

The two sisters frequently encounter the Wilcoxes. The younger sister, Helen (Helena Bonham Carter), is rejected by the younger Wilcox. The older sister, Margaret (Emma Thompson), becomes friends with mother Ruth Wilcox. Ruth's most prized personal possession is the cottage at Howards End. She wishes that Margaret could live there, as she feels that it might be in good hands with her. Possibly sensing her death because of illness, Ruth bequeaths the cottage to Margaret, which causes great consternation with the Wilcoxes. The Wilcox children burn the will without letting Margaret know of her inheritance. However, over the course of years, Margaret becomes friends with the widower Henry Wilcox {Anthony Hopkins) and eventually marries him. The children try to keep her from taking possession of Howards End, to no avail, so Ruth's wishes are finally fulfilled.

Because of Margaret's marriage into the Wilcoxes, the Schlegel sisters drift apart. Helen tries to help young Leonard Bast, but it all goes terribly wrong; he loses his position and disappears, leaving Helen carrying his child. Helen leaves England to travel through Germany but eventually returns to her sister to raise her child at Howards End.

Other adaptations

A television adaptation of the novel was broadcast in 1970 with Leo Genn and Glenda Jackson.

Trivia

Part of the movie was filmed at the Baltic Exchange, 30 St. Mary Axe, London. Soon after filming there it was bombed by the IRA, razed, and another building erected on its site.
Other scenes were shot in the courtyard of the Founder's Building at Royal Holloway College, Egham, Surrey, just outside the boundary of Greater London.
The "Howards End" house in the countryside is Peppard Cottage in Oxfordshire.

Awards

Howards End won the following awards (list incomplete):

the 1993 Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role
(Emma Thompson)
the 1993 Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
the 1993 Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
the 1993 British Academy Film Award Best Actress (Emma Thompson)
the 1993 British Academy Award Best Film (Ismail Merchant, James Ivory)
the 1992 Cannes Film Festival 45th Anniversary Price
(James Ivory)
the 1993 Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Emma Thompson)

It was also nominated for the following awards (list incomplete):

the 1993 Best Actress in a Supporting Role
(Vanessa Redgrave
)
the 1993 Best Cinematography (Tony Pierce-Roberts)
the 1993 Best Costume Design (Jenny Beavan, John Bright)
the 1993 Best Director (James Ivory)
the 1993 Best Music, Original Score (Richard Robbins)
the 1993 Best Picture (Ismail Merchant)
the 1993 British Academy Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Samuel West)
the 1993 British Academy Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Helena Bonham Carter)
the 1993 British Academy Best Cinematography (Tony Pierce-Roberts)
the 1993 British Academy Best Costume Design (Jenny Beavan, John Bright)
the 1993 British Academy Best Direction (James Ivory)
the 1993 British Academy Best Editing (Andrew Marcus)
the 1993 British Academy Best Make Up Artist (Christine Beveridge)
the 1993 British Academy Best Production Design (Luciana Arrighi)
the 1993 British Academy Best Screenplay - Adapted (Ruth Prawer Jhabvala)
the 1992 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or (James Ivory)
the 1993 César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) (James Ivory)
the 1993 Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture (James Ivory)
the 1993 Golden Globe Best Motion Picture - Drama
the 1993 Golden Globe Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (Ruth Prawer Jhabvala)

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