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RECENT CREDITS

White Countess (FILM) Dec. 21, 2005

Le Divorce (FILM) Aug. 8, 2003

The Guru (FILM) Jan. 31, 2003

The Golden Bowl (FILM) Apr. 27, 2001

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (FILM) Sep. 18, 1998

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2000 Directed the period drama "The Golden Bowl"; released in USA in 2001

1998 Directed critically-acclaimed "A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries", based on the autobiographical novel by Kaylie Jones, daughter of novelist James Jones; shared screenplay credit with Jhabvala

1997 Merchant-Ivory entered into production agreement with the UK-based Capitol Films

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2000 Directed the period drama "The Golden Bowl"; released in USA in 2001

1998 Directed critically-acclaimed "A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries", based on the autobiographical novel by Kaylie Jones, daughter of novelist James Jones; shared screenplay credit with Jhabvala

1997 Merchant-Ivory entered into production agreement with the UK-based Capitol Films

1996 Reteamed again with Hopkins for "Surviving Picasso"

1993 Directed Hopkins and Thompson in "The Remains of the Day", earning another Oscar nomination for Best Director; Christopher Reeve had featured role

1992 First collaboration with Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson, "Howards End"; garnered second Best Director Oscar nomination; Vanessa Redgrave also co-starred

1987 Directed second Forster adaptation, "Maurice"

1986 Breakthrough feature, "A Room With a View", based on the E.M. Forster novel; earned Best Director Oscar nomination

1985 US TV producing debut, "Noon Wine" (PBS)

1984 Second adaptation of James, "The Bostonians", featuring Christopher Reeve and Vanessa Redgrave

1981 Helmed and adapted (with Jhabvala) "Quartet" from the novel by Jean Rhys

1979 Feature acting debut as Man in Warehouse in "The Europeans"; first picture adapted form the work of Henry James; collaborated on screenplay with Jhabvala and directed

1975 Switched focus from India to America with "The Wild Party", evoking 1920s Hollywood

1969 First US-financed film, "The Guru", which he co-wrote with Jhabvala

1965 Co-wrote (with Jhabvala) and directed "Shakespeare Wallah", about a troupe of English actors travelling in India

1963 Feature directing debut (and first MIP production), "The Householder"; first collaboration with screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala who adapted from her novel

1961 Met Ishmail Merchant at a screening of "The Sword and the Flute"; together formed Merchant Ivory Productions (MIP)

1959 Helmed the documentary short "The Sword and the Flute", featuring the sitar music of Ravi Shankar

1957 Produced, directed, wrote and photographed the documentary short "Venice: Theme and Variations"

1953 Directed, wrote, edited and photographed the student short "Four in the Morning"

With Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, wrote screenplay for "Le Divorce" (lensed 2002); also directed