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The Europeans

  • 19791979
  • 1h 30m
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6.2/10
1.1K
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The Europeans (1979)
In this delightfully droll Henry James adaptation, the lives and routines of the puritanical Wentworths of New England are upended by the not-so-welcome arrival of their European cousins one particularly golden autumn. Lee Remick shines as the snooty and calculating Eugenia, a Baroness whose marriage to a German prince is on the fritz, meanwhile her dapper brother Felix has his eye on one of the Wentworth daughters. Boasting a characteristically witty script by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (A Room With a View), the first in Merchant Ivorys Henry James triptych explores the social and moral clashes between the New World and the Continent. Per James Ivory himself, the BAFTA-nominated production design and Oscar-nominated costumes solidified the state-of-the-art (and impeccably researched) period trappings that have since become synonymous with Merchant Ivory.
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It's the fall of 1850, a few miles outside Boston. The household of the dour Mr. Wentworth receives two unannounced visitors from Europe, Eugenia and Felix, the daughter and son of his half ... Read allIt's the fall of 1850, a few miles outside Boston. The household of the dour Mr. Wentworth receives two unannounced visitors from Europe, Eugenia and Felix, the daughter and son of his half sister. Gertrude, one of Wentworth's two daughters, is instantly infatuated with her cousi... Read allIt's the fall of 1850, a few miles outside Boston. The household of the dour Mr. Wentworth receives two unannounced visitors from Europe, Eugenia and Felix, the daughter and son of his half sister. Gertrude, one of Wentworth's two daughters, is instantly infatuated with her cousins, thinking them sophisticated and worldly.
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    • James Ivory
    • Henry James(novel)
    • Ruth Prawer Jhabvala(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lee Remick
    • Robin Ellis
    • Wesley Addy
    • James Ivory
    • Henry James(novel)
    • Ruth Prawer Jhabvala(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lee Remick
    • Robin Ellis
    • Wesley Addy
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    • 10User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Lee Remick, Lisa Eichhorn, Wesley Addy, Tim Choate, Robin Ellis, Kristin Griffith, Nancy New, Norman Snow, Helen Stenborg, and Tim Woodward in The Europeans (1979)
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    Lee Remick
    Lee Remick
    • Eugenia Young
    Robin Ellis
    Robin Ellis
    • Robert Acton
    Wesley Addy
    Wesley Addy
    • Mr. Wentworth
    Tim Choate
    Tim Choate
    • Clifford
    Lisa Eichhorn
    Lisa Eichhorn
    • Gertrude
    Kristin Griffith
    Kristin Griffith
    • Lizzie Acton
    Nancy New
    Nancy New
    • Charlotte
    Norman Snow
    Norman Snow
    • Mr. Brand
    Helen Stenborg
    Helen Stenborg
    • Mrs. Acton
    Tim Woodward
    Tim Woodward
    • Felix Young
    Gedda Petry
    • Augustine
    James Ivory
    James Ivory
      Richard Robbins
      • Musician
      • (uncredited)
      Donald Warnock
      • The Dandy at the Ball
      • (uncredited)
        • James Ivory
        • Henry James(novel)
        • Ruth Prawer Jhabvala(screenplay)
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      • Trivia
        First of three film adaptations by Merchant Ivory Productions of novels by Henry James. The second would be The Bostonians (1984) whilst the third was The Golden Bowl (2000). Each film was produced by Ismail Merchant, directed by James Ivory and had a screenplay written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.
      • Quotes

        Gertrude: I was very wicked just now to my sister. I said things that puzzled her. On purpose.

        Mr. Brand: You say things that puzzle me.

        Gertrude: I always know when I do it.

      • Connections
        Featured in Sneak Previews: Soldier of Orange/The Human Factor/Coal Miner's Daughter/The Europeans (1980)
      • Soundtracks
        Trio, Opus 17
        Composed by Clara Schumann

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      colors of autumn
      Being a James Ivory film, nothing surprising in the seduction of details, clothes, rooms and dialogue. Being a good adaptation of the novel by Henry James, nothing surprising about atmosphere.

      In short , a beautiful film.

      The colors of autumn as one of basic virtues for me.
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      • Aug 21, 2022

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      • Release date
        • October 8, 1979 (United States)
        • United Kingdom
        • Cohen Media Group
        • Merchant Ivory Productions (United States)
        • English
        • French
        • German
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      • Filming locations
        • New Ipswich, New Hampshire, USA
      • Production company
        • Merchant Ivory Productions
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      • 1 hour 30 minutes
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