Howards End

Thompson, in her signature role, holds the movie together, earnestly working to reconcile people and worlds in conflict, even as her actions threaten to drag her under.

Warm and - thankfully - pacey, this tale of tea and tribulations stands as one of the most memorable of Merchant Ivory's many period pieces.

It looks as handsome and high-minded as ever...

Howards End, based on the 1910 novel by Forster, is a film seething with anger, passion, greed and emotional violence.

...the film looks marvelous...