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Title: Great Merchant Ivory
Review: This is without question one of the best of the Merchant Ivory Collaborations though I must confess I think all their movies are wonderful. This film is a great adaptation of a classic book. It's always uplifting when a movie compliments the book, expecially when the book is as great as this one. Emma Thompson is just amazing in this movie, her character goes through some real trails, but really I think this movie belongs to Hopkins, his character is so complex and at times you really want to like him and even in the end I kind of felt for him and that's really saying something considering his betrail. I also enjoyed the singular Vanessa Redgrave, she breaths life into her character and can almost feel her pain, it's a fantastic performance. Director Ivory does his typical fine work and the cinematography is spectacular, you really feel you are in Edwardian England, really a spendid work of art..highly recommended.
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