Online Encyclopedia
Categories: 1910 books | Modern Library 100 best novels | 1992 films | Best Picture Oscar Nominee | Best Actress Oscar (film)
Howards End
Howards End is a novel by E. M. Forster, first published in 1910, which tells the story of class struggle in turn-of-the-century England.
Film adaptation
The novel was made into a film in 1992, directed by James Ivory and adapted by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. It stars Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter, Joseph Bennett , Emma Thompson, Prunella Scales, Adrian Ross Magenty , Jo Kendall , Anthony Hopkins, James Wilby and Jemma Redgrave.
It won Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Emma Thompson), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. It was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Vanessa Redgrave), Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Music, Original Score and Best Picture.
External links
- Free eBook of Howards End http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2891 at Project Gutenberg
- Howards End http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104454/ at the Internet Movie Database