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5 November 1993 (USA)
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A butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years post World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty has been. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for 8 Oscars.
Another 15 wins
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15 nominations
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Glorious 39's scorn for appeasement is unjustified
(From The Guardian - Film News. 23 November 2009, 2:47 AM, PST)
Hints About 2010 Oscars Emerge: No More Five-Person Presenting
(From Cinematical. 17 November 2009, 1:02 PM, PST)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 23 November 2009, 2:47 AM, PST)
Hints About 2010 Oscars Emerge: No More Five-Person Presenting
(From Cinematical. 17 November 2009, 1:02 PM, PST)
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What do you most look forward to, Mr. Stevens?
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | John Haycraft | ... | Auctioneer |
 | Christopher Reeve | ... | Jack Lewis |
 | Anthony Hopkins | ... | James Stevens |
 | Emma Thompson | ... | Miss Kenton |
| Caroline Hunt | ... | Landlady |
| James Fox | ... | Lord Darlington |
| Peter Vaughan | ... | William Stevens |
| Paula Jacobs | ... | Mrs. Mortimer, the cook |
 | Ben Chaplin | ... | Charlie, Head Footman |
| Steve Dibben | ... | George, Second Footman |
| Abigail Hopkins | ... | Housemaid (as Abigail Harrison) |
| Patrick Godfrey | ... | Spencer |
| Peter Cellier | ... | Sir Leonard Bax |
| Peter Halliday | ... | Canon Tufnell |
 | Hugh Grant | ... | Reginald Cardinal |
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134 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
USA:PG |
South Korea:15 |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:G |
Chile:TE |
Finland:S |
France:U |
Germany:6 |
Ireland:G |
Netherlands:AL |
Norway:A |
Peru:PT |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:T |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:U |
Canada:PG
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At one point, Anjelica Huston was being courted for the part of the housekeeper. Jeremy Irons had also been considered for a part in the film.
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Revealing mistakes: In one kitchen scene, in preparing for the banquet, we see a meat cleaver beheading a pheasant. However, when the head is thrown away, it is obvious that the head was previously severed, as the cleaver rests on a non-severed part of the pheasant's neck.
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Referenced in "The Starter Wife: The Remains of the Snow Day (#1.3)" (2008)
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Roll Along Prairie Moon
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The crowning achievement of the Ismail Merchant/James Ivory partnership and their entire production team who give their absolute best in original music, cinematography, editing, art and set direction, costumes, and, of course, screenplay by Merchant/Ivory regular Ruth Prawler Jhabvala. Add flawless performances from the all-star cast and the result is almost too perfect. But there is just enough humility to this sad tale of unrequited love to make it completely believable.
Anthony Hopkins excels as the impenetrable Mr. Stevens, Butler of a lordly country house in the final days of the British Empire, and Emma Thompson is superb as his foil, Housekeeper Miss Kenton. Both give wonderfully deep, sensitive portrayals of two complex lonely people who don't realize, until it's too late, that they belong together. Swirling around them is fascinating drama of life upstairs and downstairs and there are as many surprises and sub-plots to the story (based on a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro) as there are secret passages, nooks, and crannies in "Darlington House."
An all-round first-rate cinematic experience, "Remains of the Day" is one of those pictures that lingers in the mind long after the credits pass. A must see. One poignant note: this was the return to the big screen of actor Christopher Reeve, as American millionaire Congressman Lewis, whose life nicely frames the storyline. Two years later Reeve became paralyzed after being thrown from a horse.