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The Remains of the Day
It is that story that changed the course of the 1930s, when James Stevens (Anthony Hopkins), the English personal minister, told Lord Darlington. Perhaps this server has sacrificed body and soul for service in the years before World War II but things are not as he thinks. Despite all this, he later realized how misguided his loyalty to the employer was.
15 July 1963, London, England, UK
13 February 1933, Finsbury Park, London, England, UK
20 June 1946, Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK
13 May 1946, Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK
9 September 1960, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
September 24, 2005
First time I saw it, it destroyed me. Subsequent viewings have not improved my condition.
May 12, 2001
What do you call filmmakers who make literary entertainment box office in the age of Beavis and Butt-bead? Try miracle workers.
February 11, 2008
The actors keep this interesting, but as a story it drifts and rambles.
December 28, 2008
Moves rather slowly, but the actors and their understated chemistry keep the film riveting, building to a climax that is absolutely heartrending.
February 09, 2006
Who else but Merchant Ivory to give the big-screen treatment to Ishiguro's Booker Prize-winning novel about class, fascism and the stiff upper lip?
February 11, 2008
Merchant-Ivory's best film by a mile.
January 01, 2000
A subtle, thoughtful movie.
February 11, 2008
Though it offers a host of fine performances in a smoothly crafted, adult drama of unfulfilled love, it lacks the cumulative dramatic impact of the team's best work.
May 20, 2003
Here's a film for adults. It's also about time to recognize that Mr. Ivory is one of our finest directors, something that critics tend to overlook because most of his films have been literary adaptations.
December 23, 2006
The narrative structure (long flashbacks, letters) is awkward but the actors (Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson in top form) attention to detail is meticulous and piercing considering how muted the emotions are.
February 07, 2016
Just gets better with age.
February 11, 2008
All the meticulousness, intelligence, taste and superior acting that one expects from Merchant Ivory productions have been brought to bear.
