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Introduction to 50 Years of Merchant Ivory
- Thursdays in September
In 1961, producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory formed Merchant Ivory Productions, a film company that would become highly celebrated for its elegant literary adaptations, which were produced on modest budgets yet achieved grandeur through the pair's ingenuity and imagination.
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James Ivory in Conversation
How Merchant Ivory Makes Its Movies
Robert Emmet Long
Foreword by Janet Maslin
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The Costume Designers Guild Announces the Winners
of the 7th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards
Ismail Merchant and James Ivory received the Distinguished Producer/Director Award, presented to them by screen and stage star Bernadette Peters.
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Heights
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Heights (R) *** 1/2
By Peter Debruge
Discovered on the New York stage by producer Ismail Merchant, Heights is the movie I wanted Closer to be.
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Heights
Variety.com's: Sundance 2005
By Lisa Nesselson
Life throws a famous actress some last minute rewrites in "Heights," an entertaining ensembler marbled with wit and heartache.
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The
Goddess
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From Soul Diva to a Goddess...
Film Producer Ismail Merchant
talks about his latest movie and casting Tina Turner.
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The
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"THE GODDESS"
A
statement by Ismail Merchant concerning the proposed film project
to be directed by Ismail Merchant and starring Tina Turner
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Rock Diva Tina Turner to Play Hindu Goddess in Film
Associated Press
Filmmaker
Ismail Merchant and rock-n-roll diva Tina Turner chat in a houseboat
outside the southern Indian city of Cochin, February 12, 2004.
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The
White Countess
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Le Divorce at the Venice Film Festival
Associated
Press - Excerpt taken from a story by TOM RACHMAN
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Deauville Film Fest Sets Lineup of U.S. Indies
Hollywood
Reporter - as reported by Charles Masters
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Le
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My
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The
Merchant and Ivory Foundaiton |
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The Producer
Behind the scenes, cinema icon
Ismail Merchant
is turning his passion for filmmaking into an
endowment to help young artists.
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Merci,
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"Merci,
Docteur Rey" East Coast Debut
at the Brooklyn Film Festival
The 6th
annual Brooklyn International Film Festival opened April 28
with the East Coast premiere of the Merchant Ivory production
"Merci, Docteur Rey," which stars Diane Weist as a
narcissistic opera singer whose son witnesses a murder.
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The
Merchant and Ivory Foundation
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Bollywood Comes
to the Hudson:
A Half Century of Indian Film
May 22-25, Memorial Day Weekend, 2003
Time & Space Limited in Hudson, NY
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Sage
and screen:
After more than 40 years of making films, Ismail Merchant has
become a real movie guru, says Rebecca Broadley
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My Passage
from India by Ismail Merchant
The new book by Ismail Merchant. A Filmmakers's Journey from
Bombay to Hollywood and Beyond.
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Naomi
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The Grown-Up
Ingenue
The New York Times
Magazine - by
Frank Rich
"She stands out as that rarely spotted species of actress
to deliver both fresh glamour and mature talent."
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Californians in Paris;
Merchant Ivory, Too
The New York Times - by
Kristin Hohenadel
On
a sparkling April afternoon in the private garden of an elegant
house near the Seine, James Ivory had shushed the actors, adjusted
the lights and pointed the camera - but he was not about to
call "Action!" on a party scene until the bells from a neighboring
church had stopped ringing.
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Naomi Watts
featured in the September Issue of Interview Magazine
Naomi
Watts featured in the September issue of Interview Magazine
has recently completed the shooting of Le Divorce.
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The Merchant
and Ivory Foundation sponsors the Telluride Festival short film
program
Ismail
Merchant and James Ivory announced today that the Merchant and
Ivory Foundation will be a long-term sponsor of the Telluride
Film Festival's "SHOWcase for Shorts" program, beginning
at this year's festival.
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Le Divorce Celebrates
End of Shooting
Principal
photography for Le Divorce wrapped at the beginning of June,
and the cast and crew celebrated in grand style aboard a yacht
that cruised the Seine at sunset. Guests included Kate Hudson,
Naomi Watts, Sam Waterston, Leslie Caron, producer and director
Ismail Merchant and James Ivory, and a host of other celebrities.
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