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James Ivory

Director | Writer | Producer

The main part of his few movies were filmed in the quarter of a century in which he worked closely together with the Indian producer Ismail Merchant and the German writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. His first films are all set in India and are very much influenced by the style of Satyajit Ray and Jean Renoir... See full bio »

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James Francis Ivory
in Berkeley, California, USA
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2009 The City of Your Final Destination
 
2005 The White Countess
 
2003 Le divorce
 
2000 The Golden Bowl
 
1998 A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
 
1996 Surviving Picasso
 
1995 Lumière and Company (documentary) (segment "Merchant Ivory/Paris")
 
1995 Jefferson in Paris
 
1993 The Remains of the Day
 
1992 Howards End
 
1990 Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
 
1989 Slaves of New York
 
1987 Maurice
 
1985 A Room with a View
 
1984 The Bostonians
 
1983 Heat and Dust
 
1981 Quartet
 
1980 Jane Austen in Manhattan
 
1979 3 by Cheever (TV mini-series)
– The 5:48 (1979)
 
1979 The Europeans
 
1978 Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (TV movie)
 
1977 Roseland
 
1975 Autobiography of a Princess
 
1975 The Wild Party
 
1972 Savages
 
1972 Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization (TV documentary)
 
1970 Bombay Talkie
 
1969 The Guru
 
1965 Shakespeare-Wallah
 
1964 The Delhi Way (documentary)
 
1963 The Householder
 
1959 The Sword and the Flute (documentary short)
 
1957 Venice: Themes and Variations (documentary short)
 
Show ShowWriter (15 titles)
2003 Le divorce (screenplay)
 
1998 A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (screenplay)
 
1987 Maurice (screenplay)
 
1983 The Courtesans of Bombay (TV documentary) (a film made by)
 
1981 Quartet (screenplay - uncredited)
 
1973 Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls (documentary short) (written by)
 
1973 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
– William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare (1973) (teleplay)
 
1972 Savages (based on an idea by)
 
1972 Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization (TV documentary) (written by)
 
1970 Bombay Talkie (screenplay)
 
1969 The Guru (story written for the screen by)
 
1965 Shakespeare-Wallah (screenplay / story)
 
1964 The Delhi Way (documentary) (written by)
 
1959 The Sword and the Flute (documentary short) (written by)
 
1957 Venice: Themes and Variations (documentary short) (written by)
 
Show ShowProducer (6 titles)
2008 Love and Roadkill (short) (executive producer)
 
2005 Heights (producer - uncredited)
 
1985 American Playhouse (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Noon Wine (1985) (executive producer)
 
1964 The Delhi Way (documentary) (producer)
 
1959 The Sword and the Flute (documentary short) (producer)
 
1957 Venice: Themes and Variations (documentary short) (producer)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
2007 Zefirino: The Voice of a Castrato (short)
 
1979 The Europeans (uncredited)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (2 titles)
1964 The Delhi Way (documentary)
 
1957 Venice: Themes and Variations (documentary short)
 
Show ShowEditor (2 titles)
1964 The Delhi Way (documentary) (uncredited)
 
1959 The Sword and the Flute (documentary short)
 
Show ShowCostume Designer (1 title)
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1983 Heat and Dust (musician: tampura - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (7 titles)
2007 The Darjeeling Limited (special thanks)
 
2004 Wild Party: Hollywood Hoopla (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1998 Side Streets (special thanks)
 
1997 Mrs Dalloway (special thanks)
 
1994 Street Musicians of Bombay (documentary) (thanks)
 
1986 My Little Girl (special thanks)
 
1984 Streetwise (documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (20 titles)
2012 Piers Morgan's Life Stories (TV series)
Himself
– Felicity Kendal (2012) … Himself
 
2011 Unauthorized: The Harvey Weinstein Project (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Sorting It Out at Ocho Rios (documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 2006 Asian Excellence Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1995-2005 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 30 December 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 11 September 1996 (1996) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 30 March 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
2005 Building 'Howards End' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Wild Party: Hollywood Hoopla (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 James Ivory (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Remains of the Day: The Filmaker's Journey (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Films of James Ivory … Himself
 
1995 Lumière and Company (documentary)
Himself
 
1994 In Ismail's Custody (video documentary)
Director
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Director
 
1993 Love and Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1987 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 December 1987 (1987) … Himself
 
1987 The 59th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Director & Accepting Screenplay Award for Ruth Prawer Jhablava
 
1987 The 44th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Director & Accepting Supporting Actress Award for Maggie Smith
 
1984 The Wandering Company (TV documentary)
Director
 
1978-1979 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Lee Remick and Joseph Heller: The Europeans (1979) … Himself
– Carl Perkins/Morgan Horses (1978) … Himself
 

Related Videos

Zefirino: The Voice of a Castrato -- A celebration on the art of a castrato singer named Zefirino an imaginary character written and performed by Anthony Roth Costanzo which takes him on a spiritual journey from Princeton University's Richardson Auditorium to Naples, Rome and Venice. The City of Your Final Destination -- Clip: You've changed your mind... The City of Your Final Destination -- When a doctoral student (Metwally) working on an biography of Latin American writer Jules Gund encounters difficulties with the deceased author's estate, he travels to Uruguay to hopefully meet the executors -- Gund's brother, widow, and mistress -- and change their minds.
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Personal Details

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2 Print Biographies  | 1 Interview  | 1 Article  | See more »

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Trivia:

Earned his undergraduate degree from The University of Oregon in 1951. He donated his personal papers to the university in 2003. See more »

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