Margaret and Helen Schlegel are sisters from a well-educated European family. A series of events brings them into a relationship with the very English Wilcox family. Both families also come into contact with Leonard Bast and his wife, a couple near the lowest tier of the rigid class system. Leonard's desire for cultural and intellectual status attracts the attention of Helen. Margaret must reconcile her independent spirit with her desire for companionship and a comfortable place in Edwardian society. Her moral strength is eventually able to resolve the tangle of opposites.
Publisher:[Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection, c2005.
General Note: Closed-captioned. In English with optional English subtitles.Home use only.Special features include: interviews, featurettes, documentary.Widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.35:1)Originally released as a motion picture in 1992.Based on the novel by E.M. Forster.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Production designer, Luciana Arrighi ; costume design by Jenny Beavan and John Bright ; music by Richard Robbins ; photography, Tony Pierce-Roberts ; editor, Andrew Marcus.
Participant or Performer Note: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter, Vanessa Redgrave, Samuel West, James Wilby, Prunella Scales.