Behind the Scenes: The Remains of the Day (Ivory, 1993) with Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson
The Remains of the Day (1993)
History/Romance
A butler sacrifices love for duty in 1930s England.
Director: James Ivory
Writers: Kazuo Ishiguro, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, James Fox
Source – IMDb / https://tinyurl.com/n4n5aseu
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12 Comments
One of my favourite films. I saw it on a Saturday afternoon in 1993 at a cinema in London's West End. I rembember walking out feeling so bereft into a dark and rainy London. Such a special film.
I’ve watched this movie over and over and over again and I still don’t think I get all of it. ❤Love this movie!
A wonderful surprise on a Sunday morning to have this land into my feed, as this is in my top five all time favourite films. Another great upload, SF and many thanks for sharing it.
One of my favorites, this one. Funny to be reminded just how exacting the “essence” of both Thompson’s and Hopkins’ real personalities are to their characters in the film. But it’s not only their personalities, this is one of those rare instances when the entire cast is perfectly selected.
Great, great movie (and doco 🙂
What a genius is Mr Ishiguro.
This is a rare example of a beautiful book morphing into a beautiful film. Perfection
What an ensemble cast….they are all amazing…the British royalty of actor's…thank you SF!
15:15 I love that quiet moment when Miss Kenton takes the book from Stevens. It’s such a tiny interaction, but the way he almost reaches for her — stopping himself just before his hand brushes her hair – says everything about the life he’s denied himself. It’s one of the most achingly beautiful bits of acting in the whole film.
I don't think I've seen this one BUT part of the gift that SF provides is to watch what he presents and then I can make a choice. 🙂 This one is full of my favorites actors and the time period portrayed and the way the British are able to subtly poke the noses of the artistocracy from another age is always interesting. (We Americans could learn from that.)
So, thank you SF, your efforts help me make choices.
Ooh-La-La!!! A brilliant team of producer, director, cinematographer and the two lead actors – all magnificently supported by the hard-working crew. Hopkins' statement about there being no magic to acting 'you either can do it or you can't' is so true. Pretension is never a substitute for reality. Like Aristotle said, 'A is A'.
Today we are no less prisoners of our ever more publicly displayed emotions than during that era of 'polite' society. Two sides of the same coin: the modern display mostly lacking in all sense of decency juxta positioned to the era where emotional display was considered taboo in 'polite' society. How sweet is the moment when finding one's true emotional expression whilst allowing the coin to spin dead centre on the thin line that divides these two extremes!
The golden age of superb dramas no longer exists and the dwindling numbers of these extraordinary actors who are still with us fills me with sadness and a yearning for times gone by. Thank you, Serious Feather, for this behind the scenes of a beautiful film.
Miss these Merchant/Ivory films of the 80's/90's. They were a welcomed balm of calm contemplation and polished to a high shine, this one especially . . .