Movie

Howards End

1992 · 142 min

A richly textured, emotionally resonant drama of manners and class, unfolding with quiet intensity and moral weight.

Tagline: Based on the Novel by E.M. Forster
Overview: A saga of class relations and changing times in an Edwardian England on the brink of modernity, the film centers on liberal Margaret Schlegel, who, along with her sister Helen, becomes involved with two couples: wealthy, conservative industrialist Henry Wilcox and his wife Ruth, and the downwardly mobile working-class Leonard Bast and his mistress Jackie.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Class, family, love, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
family
love
betrayal
morality
Places: single country house
big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild