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A cultured but nearly destitute sister and brother, raised in Europe, arrive at the doorstep of their rich but innocently isolated American cousins, hoping to exchange their sophistication for financial stability.

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ProducerIsmail Merchant

EAN5018011201557

eBay Product ID (ePID)3956583

Product Key Features

ActorLee Remick, Tim Choate, Robin Ellis, Wesley Addy

Film/TV TitleThe Europeans

DirectorJames Ivory

LanguageEnglish

Run Time90 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Wide Screen

FormatDVD

Release Year2003

FeaturesWidescreen, Cast Interviews\Interviews With James Ivory And Ismail Merchant\Trailers\Scene Selection\Production Notes

GenreDrama, General

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Number of Discs1

CertificateU

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

ComposerRichard Robbins

ReviewsNew York Times - ...Remarkably intelligent...

Additional InformationBased on the novel by Henry James, THE EUROPEANS takes place in 1840s New England where a cultured but nearly destitute sister and brother, raised in Europe, arrive at the doorstep of their rich but innocently isolated American cousins. Hoping to exchange her sophistication for financial stability, Eugenia (Lee Remick) begins a manipulative wooing of bachelor Robert Acton (Robin Ellis) while her bohemian brother, Felix (Tim Woodward), falls for Gertrude Wentworth (Lisa Eichorn). The puritanical Acton is attracted to Eugenia's artful ways but cannot find it within himself to trust her overt sensuality.<BR>With sumptuous cinematography, director James Ivory subtly articulates the emotions that surface in this Jamesian battle between cosmopolitan mores and stony New England rectitude. Producer Ismail Merchant had difficulty finding financial backing in the United States, and THE EUROPEANS was eventually funded by England's National Film Finance Corporation. However, when it was chosen as the only British entry at the Cannes Film Festival, the British film community disassociated itself from the movie, considering it not to be British enough. Despite this, THE EUROPEANS became a success for Merchant Ivory Productions in Europe as well as America.

Art DirectorJeremiah Rusconi

ScreenwriterRuth Prawer Jhabvala

Costume DesignerJudy Moorcroft

AuthorHenry James

CinematographerLarry Pizer

Sound sourceDolby Digital Mono

Format DescriptionDVD 9

Movie/TV TitleThe Europeans

EditorHumphrey Dixon