Merchant Ivory
The first definitive feature documentary to lend new and compelling perspectives on the partnership, both professional and personal, of director James Ivory, producer Ismail Merchant, and their primary associates, writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and composer Richard Robbins. Footage from more than fifty interviews, clips, and archival material gives voice to the family of actors and technicians who helped define Merchant Ivory’s Academy Award-winning work of consummate quality and intelligence. With six Oscar winners among the notable artists participating, these close and often long-term collaborators intimately detail the transformational cinematic creativity and personal and professional drama of the wandering company that left an indelible impact on film culture.
Cast
James Ivory
as Self
Ismail Merchant
as Self (archive footage)
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
as Self (archive footage)
Jenny Beavan
as Self
John Bright
as Self
Richard Robbins
as Self (archive footage)
Vanessa Redgrave
as Self
Simon Callow
as Self
Emma Thompson
as Self
Hugh Grant
as Self
Reviews
Brent Marchant
In the annals of filmmaking, few cinematic collaborations can match the accomplishments of Merchant Ivory Productions, the brainchild of producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory, whose work together yielded a prolific 43 movies. While perhaps best known for such iconic period piece offering...
