The Remains of the Day

A rule-bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained veneer of servitude.

Cast

Anthony Hopkins

as James Stevens

Emma Thompson

as Miss Kenton

James Fox

as Lord Darlington

Christopher Reeve

as Jack Lewis

Hugh Grant

as Reginald Cardinal

Peter Vaughan

as William Stevens

Ben Chaplin

as Charlie, Head Footman

Paula Jacobs

as Mrs. Mortimer, the cook

Patrick Godfrey

as Spencer

Michael Lonsdale

as Dupont D'Ivry

Reviews

CinemaSerf

This is one of Anthony Hopkins' most nuanced and classy performances, depicting the last of a dying breed of upper servants in the stately home of "Lord Darlington" (James Fox). It's told by way of a retrospective as he takes some time off from his work as butler to American millionaire "Lewis" (Chr...

Filipe Manuel Neto

**It is an excellent film, even if I disagree with the thesis on which it was made.** In the period between the two world wars, the world tried to make sure that there was never again something as destructive and traumatic as the First World War. However, such decisions, very commendable but chim...

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