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- Merchant Ivory Productions is a film company founded in 1961 by producer Ismail Merchant (1936–2005) and director James Ivory (b. 1928). Merchant and Ivory were life and business partners from 1961 until Merchant's death in 2005. During their time together, they made 44 films. The films were for the most part produced by Merchant and directed by Ivory, and 23 of them were scripted by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (1927–2013) in some capacity. The films were often based upon novels or short stories, particularly the work of Henry James, E. M. Forster, and Jhabvala herself. The initial goal of the company was "to make English-language films in India aimed at the international market". The style of Merchant Ivory films set and photographed in India became iconic. The company also went on to make films in the United Kingdom and America. Some actors and producers associated with Merchant Ivory include Maggie Smith, Leela Naidu, Madhur Jaffrey, Aparna Sen, Shashi Kapoor, Jennifer Kendal, Hugh Grant, James Wilby, Rupert Graves, Simon Callow, Anthony Hopkins, Glenn Close, Uma Thurman, Emma Thompson, Vanessa Redgrave, Natasha Richardson, Ralph Fiennes, Colin Firth, and Helena Bonham Carter. Of this collaboration, Merchant once commented: "It is a strange marriage we have at Merchant Ivory... I am an Indian Muslim, Ruth is a German Jew, and Jim is a Protestant American. Someone once described us as a three-headed god. Maybe they should have called us a three-headed monster!" The expression "Merchant–Ivory film" has made its way into common parlance, to denote a particular genre of film rather than the actual production company. While 1965's Shakespeare Wallah put this genre on the international map, its heyday was the 1980s and 1990s with such films as A Room with a View (1985) and Howards End (1992). A typical "Merchant–Ivory film" would be a period piece set in the early 20th century, usually in Edwardian England, featuring lavish sets and top British actors portraying genteel characters who suffer from disillusionment and tragic entanglements. The main theme often surrounded a house, which took on a particular importance in many Merchant Ivory films. (en)
- La Merchant Ivory Productions è una compagnia di produzione cinematografica fondata nel 1961 dal produttore indiano Ismail Merchant e dal regista statunitense James Ivory. (it)
- Merchant Ivory Productions - filmowa , znana głównie dzięki ekranizacjom dramatów kostiumowych nurtu heritage films. Rdzeń grupy tworzą: reżyser James Ivory, producent Ismail Merchant i scenarzystka Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. (pl)
- 墨臣艾禾里製片（英語：Merchant Ivory Productions）是一間成立於1961年的電影製作公司，由導演（James Ivory）及監製伊斯麥·墨臣創辦。旗下電影多由執導、伊斯麥·墨臣監製及露絲·鮑爾·賈華拉編劇，三人曾被譽為三頭神。 公司最初成立的原因是「在印度製作英語電影並把它們發揚至國際」，但最後他們製作的電影卻多是以英國或美國作背景。 公司有不少的電影均為改編作品，原著多為19至20世紀初的英美小說，最著名的有亨利·詹姆斯及E·M·福斯特的作品。雖然三人因製作英國電影聞名，但他們之中卻沒有一個是土生土長的英國人。 (zh)
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- La Merchant Ivory Productions è una compagnia di produzione cinematografica fondata nel 1961 dal produttore indiano Ismail Merchant e dal regista statunitense James Ivory. (it)
- Merchant Ivory Productions - filmowa , znana głównie dzięki ekranizacjom dramatów kostiumowych nurtu heritage films. Rdzeń grupy tworzą: reżyser James Ivory, producent Ismail Merchant i scenarzystka Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. (pl)
- 墨臣艾禾里製片（英語：Merchant Ivory Productions）是一間成立於1961年的電影製作公司，由導演（James Ivory）及監製伊斯麥·墨臣創辦。旗下電影多由執導、伊斯麥·墨臣監製及露絲·鮑爾·賈華拉編劇，三人曾被譽為三頭神。 公司最初成立的原因是「在印度製作英語電影並把它們發揚至國際」，但最後他們製作的電影卻多是以英國或美國作背景。 公司有不少的電影均為改編作品，原著多為19至20世紀初的英美小說，最著名的有亨利·詹姆斯及E·M·福斯特的作品。雖然三人因製作英國電影聞名，但他們之中卻沒有一個是土生土長的英國人。 (zh)
- Merchant Ivory Productions is a film company founded in 1961 by producer Ismail Merchant (1936–2005) and director James Ivory (b. 1928). Merchant and Ivory were life and business partners from 1961 until Merchant's death in 2005. During their time together, they made 44 films. The films were for the most part produced by Merchant and directed by Ivory, and 23 of them were scripted by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (1927–2013) in some capacity. The films were often based upon novels or short stories, particularly the work of Henry James, E. M. Forster, and Jhabvala herself. (en)
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