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The Remains of the Day

1993 · 134 min · Drama

A repressed English butler who has devoted his life to unquestioning service in a grand country house looks back with regret on his blind loyalty to a Nazi-sympathizing master and the housekeeper he never allowed himself to love. Merchant Ivory's exquisite drama.

Why it’s here

James Ivory’s American-led adaptation studies English class, service, repression, and political appeasement through a foreign-authored view of a great country house.

Runtime
134 min
Genre
Drama · Romance
Mood
romantic · thoughtful
Entry
some context
Best for
character-driven drama
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