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Aug 31, 2024 · What’s amusing—and front and center of Soucy’s Merchant Ivory—is how a closer look at Merchant Ivory Productions reveals it was far more than its critics realize.
Sep 16, 2024 · When people think of a Merchant Ivory film, they may think of one of the more popular titles like “Remains of the Day” or “A Room with a View,” but in the scope of “Merchant Ivory” the documentary, we see that definition grow beyond just a few titles.
Nov 13, 2023 · There’s often been unfair snobbery about the films of Merchant Ivory, the production banner founded in 1961 by producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory, which gives Stephen Soucy’s...
Jul 15, 2017 · The reign of Merchant Ivory: why nobody has ever captured the English so well. Greta Scacchi in Heat and Dust (1983) Alamy. Tim Robey Film Critic. 15 July 2017 8:00am. In 1959, James...
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Aug 23, 2016 · The two formed Merchant Ivory Productions—with Ivory directing and Merchant producing—the longest independent partnership in film history. (Despite my “I’m only kidding” smile, Ivory...
Jul 28, 2017 · Although often very popular with audiences, Merchant Ivory films have never been fashionable. They have an unjust reputation for producing glossy but stiff costume dramas, despite the subtle hints of darker themes that lie below the surface, particularly when they focus on class.
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Merchant Ivory Productions is a film company founded in 1961 by producer Ismail Merchant (1936–2005) and director James Ivory (b. 1928). Merchant and Ivory were life and business partners from 1961 until Merchant's death in 2005. During their time together, they made 44 films.
