Howards End
(DVD) 

DVD release of the 1992 motion picture.

Based on the novel by E.M. Forster.

Anamorphic widescreen format (2.35:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

Special features include: Building Howards End; The design of Howards End; The wandering company; original 1992 behind-the-scenes featurette.

Photography, Tony Pierce-Roberts ; art director, John Ralph ; editor, Andrew Marcus ; music, Richard Robbins.

Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Thompson, James Wilby, Samuel West, Prunella Scales.

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.

MPAA rating: PG.

DVD.

In English with optional subtitles in English for the hearing impaired.

Academy Awards, 1993: Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published (Ruth Prawer Jhabvala) ; Best Actress in a Leading Role (Emma Thompson).

BAFTA Film Awards, 1993: Best Film ; Best Actress (Emma Thompson).

Golden Globes, 1993: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Emma Thompson).