Howards End 1992

Encounter of three social classes of the England at the beginning of the century : the victorian capitalists (the Wilcoxes) considering themselves as aristocrats, whose only god is money ; the enlightened bourgeois (the Schlegels), humanistic and philanthropist ; and the workers (the Basts), fighting to survive. The Schlegel sisters' humanism will be torn apart as they try both to softly knock down the Wilcox's prejudices and to help the Basts.

Howards End is a 1992 film adaptation of E. M. Forster's 1910 novel Howards End, a story of class relations in turn-of-the-20th-century England.
The story takes place in Edwardian England. Three families represent three social classes: the Wilcoxes are rich Victorian capitalists, the class that is displacing the aristocracy; the Schlegel sisters represent the enlightened bourgeois; and the Basts are the lower middle-class. Forster is clear, however, that the novel is 'not concerned with the very poor.' The film asks the question 'Who will inherit England?' and answers it through the ownership of the house, Howards End, as it passes from person to person.
Won 3 Oscars, 45th Anniversary Prize on the Cannes Film Festival. Another 21 wins & 27 nominations

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