Patricia Lawrence

Howards End -- Personal and social conflicts are examined in the early days of Britain's strict class consciousness in this critically acclaimed adaptation. An audacious and independent young woman is seduced by a successful man whose intentions are not what they seem.

The Hireling -- An insightful examination of class barriers in England in the 1920s, following the romance between a wealthy young widow and her hired chauffeur.

Nominated for 9 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director and winner of three including Best Actress for Emma Thompson ("Love, Actually," "Primary Colors"). Personal and social conflicts are examined in the early days of Britain's strict class consciousness in this critically acclaimed adaptation of E.M. Forster's classic novel. An audacious and independent young woman of no means (Thompson) is seduced by a successful man whose intentions are not what they seem. Award-winning cast includes Academy Award-winners Anthony Hopkins ("Red Dragon," "Hannibal") and Vanessa Redgrave ("Girl, Interrupted," "Mission: Impossible"), Academy Award-nominee Helena Bonham Carter ("Big Fish," "Planet of the Apes"), Samuel West ("Van Helsing," "Notting Hill") and James Wilby ("Gosford Park," "Maurice"). Directed by Oscar-nominated James Ivory ("Le Divorce," "The Remains of the Day").

Ruth Wilcox's deathbed wish forever changes relations between her well-heeled family and bourgeois Schlegel sisters Margaret (Oscar winner Emma Thompson) and Helen (Helena Bonham Carter) when Ruth bequeaths her manor -- Howards End -- to Margaret. Ruth's husband, Henry (Anthony Hopkins), acting in his family's "best interest," burns the coda to her will. But as lonely Henry falls for Margaret, providence dictates that he pay for his duplicity.