James Ivory Movies

An English novelist travels to Bombay to watch one of her novels translated to film. She chases after the movie's leading man while the screenwriter...

Two teenagers wander rural Greece after being stranded by a car crash. They encounter an itinerant vagabond on their travels.

This lighthearted romp through Royal India presents a world of Maharajas, palaces, imperiled art objects, and the foreign collectors who will stop at...

Visual images consist entirely of Indian miniature paintings, while an off-screen narrator traces the rise of this art form within the courts of...

Prem, a young school teacher, is arranged married and begins the journey of learning the roles and responsibilities required of him.

In the Mumbai, India, tenement community of Pavanpul, young female courtesans sing, dance and perform sexual favors for male clientele. Directors...

This film brings to life a fictional castrato named Zefirino.

Documentary about Merchant Ivory Productions, including interviews with the principals of the film production company and actors which have appeared...

Mong just moved to New York from China to take over the family laundry shop. Both her professional and social lives are affected when she finds out...

Looks at the musical extravaganzas which constitute the main bulk of commercial cinema in India; in particular at the career of Helen, the undisputed...

The filmmakers and lead actors of The Remains of the Day (1993) discuss how they came to make the film, and the subtle power of its execution.

Ivory's initial effort as a filmmaker was Venice: Theme and Variations, a documentary made as his master's thesis at the USC film school that,...

In the early 1970s, art historian and curator Stephen Scher turned a camera on the complex ecosystem of Parisian dining. This collage of footage...

Historical context for The Remains of the Day.

Based on the play by William Shakespeare.

A documentary about Delhi.

In collaboration with Academy Award winning Director/Screenwriter, James Ivory, Rich Atmosphere: The Music of Merchant Ivory Films, showcases the...

Nirad C. Chaudhuri expounds his views on culture, history, religion and society from a comparative perspective.