James Ivory

Character study of an affluent midwestern family before World War II.

A baroness and her brother come to America to bolster their sagging fortunes by marrying rich, but find that their European sensibilities differ too much from American sensibilities.

A blind American diplomat develops a curious relationship with a young Russian refugee who works odd and sometimes illicit jobs to support members of her dead husband's aristocratic family.

Based on the novel by E.M. Forster. In the early 1900's, upper-class Lucy Honeychurch must wrestle with her inner romantic longings to choose between passionate and free-spirited George, or priggish but socially suitable Cecil.

The real-life adventures of a traveling theater group in India during the final days of English colonial rule. They try to uphold British tradition by staging Shakespearean plays but can't compete with the wildly popular Bollywood film industry.

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...