Ismail Merchant Movies

  • 1981
    Quartet

    Quartet

    Quartet

    5.81981HD

    When her husband's arrest leaves her penniless, a woman accepts an invitation to move in with a strange couple.

    Quartet
  • 2001
    Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw

    Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw

    Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw

    62001HD

    Historical context for The Remains of the Day.

    Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
  • 2001
    The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

    The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

    The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

    62001HD

    A documentary about making The Remains of the Day.

    The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
  • 1984
    The Wandering Company

    The Wandering Company

    The Wandering Company

    01984HD

    Documentary about Merchant Ivory Productions, including interviews with the principals of the film production company and actors which have appeared...

    The Wandering Company
  • 1996
    The Proprietor

    The Proprietor

    The Proprietor

    01996HD

    An expatriated French novelist returns to Paris when she learns that her childhood home is being placed on the auction block.

    The Proprietor
  • 1998
    A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

    A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

    A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

    61998HD

    This fictionalized story, based on the family life of writer James Jones, is an emotional slice-of-life story. Jones is portrayed here as Bill...

    A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
  • 1988
    The Deceivers

    The Deceivers

    The Deceivers

    5.3751988HD

    India, 1825: the country lives in mortal fear of cult members known as the “Deceivers." They commit robbery and ritualistic murder. Appalled by...

    The Deceivers
  • 1994
    In Custody

    In Custody

    In Custody

    4.81994HD

    Ismail Merchant's feature directorial debut addresses a subject close to his heart: the expressive Urdu language of Northern India, in danger of...

    In Custody
  • 1986
    My Little Girl

    My Little Girl

    My Little Girl

    4.3331986HD

    A young girl agrees to work in a center for girls who can't stay with their parents. She gets wrapped up in the plights of several of the girls, and...

    My Little Girl
  • 1999
    Cotton Mary

    Cotton Mary

    Cotton Mary

    4.71999HD

    A British family is trapped between culture, tradition, and the colonial sins of the past.

    Cotton Mary
  • 1980
    Jane Austen in Manhattan

    Jane Austen in Manhattan

    Jane Austen in Manhattan

    6.1821980HD

    Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old.

    Jane Austen in Manhattan
  • 1970
    Bombay Talkie

    Bombay Talkie

    Bombay Talkie

    5.11970HD

    An English novelist travels to Bombay to watch one of her novels translated to film. She chases after the movie's leading man while the screenwriter...

    Bombay Talkie
  • 1985
    Noon Wine

    Noon Wine

    Noon Wine

    01985HD

    The drama, adapted from a story by Katherine Anne Porter, tells of a Swedish immigrant who arrives on a small Texas farm at the turn of the century...

    Noon Wine
  • 1988
    The Perfect Murder

    The Perfect Murder

    The Perfect Murder

    5.8751988HD

    Police Inspector Ghote lives a middle-class life in Bombay along with his wife, Pratima. He has been employed with the Bombay Police for many years....

    The Perfect Murder
  • 1969
    The Guru

    The Guru

    The Guru

    51969HD

    Britain's top pop artiste, Tom Pickle, travels to Bombay, India, circa 1960s to learn to play the sitar from renowned maestro Ustad Zafar Khan.

    The Guru
  • 2005
    A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

    A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

    A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

    102005HD

    A Tribute To Ismail Merchant
  • 2004
    Thank You, Doctor Rey

    Thank You, Doctor Rey

    Thank You, Doctor Rey

    5.72004HD

    A gay young man is recruited into an illicit love triangle to watch a much older man’s sexual liaison, but ends up witnessing what turns out to...

    Thank You, Doctor Rey
  • 1979
    The Europeans

    The Europeans

    The Europeans

    5.3541979HD

    An adaptation of Henry James' novel about the Countess Eugenia Münster and her brother Robert, expatriate Americans who have grown up in Europe....

    The Europeans
  • 1995
    Feast of July

    Feast of July

    Feast of July

    5.91995HD

    After an abandoned young woman in late 19th Century England is taken in by a rural couple with three handsome sons, tragic consequences result.

    Feast of July
  • 2001
    Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'

    Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'

    Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'

    62001HD

    The filmmakers and lead actors of The Remains of the Day (1993) discuss how they came to make the film, and the subtle power of its execution.

    Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'