James Ivory, Chris Messina, and Matt Ross at an event for The Oscars (2018)

James Ivory at an event for Call Me by Your Name (2017)

James Ivory at an event for The Oscars (2018)

Kate Hudson, James Ivory, and Naomi Watts at an event for The Divorce (2003)

James Ivory at an event for Anything Else (2003)

James Ivory at an event for The Divorce (2003)

Hugh Grant, James Ivory, and James Wilby in Maurice (1987)

Ralph Fiennes, James Ivory, and Luoyong Wang in The White Countess (2005)

James Ivory, Ismail Merchant, and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

The guiding creative force behind "Jefferson in Paris" is the renowned filmmaking partnership of director James Ivory (left), producer Ismail Merchant (center) and Academy Award-winning screenwriter Ruth Prawer Hjabvala (right).

Julian Sands and James Ivory in A Room with a View (1985)

Helena Bonham Carter, Judi Dench, and James Ivory in A Room with a View (1985)

Greta Scacchi, James Ivory, and Thandiwe Newton in Jefferson in Paris (1995)

Nick Nolte, Greta Scacchi, Pierre Lhomme, James Ivory, Kevin Jewison, and Simon Moseley in Jefferson in Paris (1995)