Merchant-Ivory's best film by a mile.
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02/11/08
Remains of the Day (1993)
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Reviews Counted:38
Fresh:37
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8.4/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 14 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: James Ivory directed this quietly moving film set just prior to World War II. On the large English estate of Lord Darlington (James Fox), a disciplined English butler, Stevens (Anthony Hopkins),... [More]
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Christopher Reeve, Tim Pigott-Smith
Director: James Ivory
Reviews for Remains of the Day
Top CriticWho else but Merchant Ivory to give the big-screen treatment to Ishiguro's Booker Prize-winning novel about class, fascism and the stiff upper lip?
02/09/06
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03/31/08
The actors keep this interesting, but as a story it drifts and rambles.
02/11/08
Though it offers a host of fine performances in a smoothly crafted, adult drama of unfulfilled love, it lacks the cumulative dramatic impact of the team's best work.
02/11/08
Top CriticIf your familiarity with Anthony Hopkins comes from watching the two films in which he plays the psychopathic Dr. Hannibal Lecter, then The Remains of the Day is going to be a revelation.
12/04/01
Another triumph.
01/01/00
A closer look shows all the deep and heartfelt emotion just under the surface of Anthony Hopkins, underrewarded in one of the finest roles of his career.
01/01/00
My choice for the best film of 1993. Impeccably acted and very moving. Anthony Hopkins is phenomenal as Stevens the repressed butler.
09/16/05
A touching tale laced with unforgettable performances
05/06/05
No review available.
10/13/07
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05/20/03
Put Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson and James Fox together and you can expect sterling performances.
01/01/00
Both melodrama and sociological study.
01/01/00
The narrative structure (long flashbacks, narration of letters) is at times awkward but the filmmkaers and actors (Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson at their best) attention to detail is meticulous and piercing considering how muted the emotions are.
12/23/06
A flawless screen adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's 1989 novel about love and work.
02/27/02
Tragic love stories often hit with the hardest impact, and few are better-crafted and more intelligently presented than that of Mr. Stevens and Miss Kenton.
01/01/00
No review available.
01/30/03
Impeccable lead performances
06/03/03
No review available.
07/15/03
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