Ismail Merchant Movies
- 1981
Quartet
Quartet5.81981HD
When her husband's arrest leaves her penniless, a woman accepts an invitation to move in with a strange couple.
- 2001
Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'
Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'62001HD
The filmmakers and lead actors of The Remains of the Day (1993) discuss how they came to make the film, and the subtle power of its execution.
- 1989
Slaves of New York
Slaves of New York5.71989HD
Meet the denizens of New York City: artists, prostitutes, saints, and seers. All are aspiring toward either fame or oblivion, and hoping for love and...
- 1995
Feast of July
Feast of July5.91995HD
After an abandoned young woman in late 19th Century England is taken in by a rural couple with three handsome sons, tragic consequences result.
- 1996
The Proprietor
The Proprietor01996HD
An expatriated French novelist returns to Paris when she learns that her childhood home is being placed on the auction block.
- 1979
The Europeans
The Europeans5.41979HD
A New England household is upset by the arrival of two cousins from Europe.
- 1998
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries6.0241998HD
This fictionalized story, based on the family life of writer James Jones, is an emotional slice-of-life story. Jones is portrayed here as Bill...
- 2001
Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw62001HD
Historical context for The Remains of the Day.
- 1980
Jane Austen in Manhattan
Jane Austen in Manhattan6.2221980HD
Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old.
- 2005
A Tribute To Ismail Merchant
A Tribute To Ismail Merchant102005HD
- 2004
Thank You, Doctor Rey
Thank You, Doctor Rey5.72004HD
A gay young man is recruited into an illicit love triangle to watch a much older man’s sexual liaison, but ends up witnessing what turns out to...
- 1988
The Perfect Murder
The Perfect Murder6.61988HD
Police Inspector Ghote lives a middle-class life in Bombay along with his wife, Pratima. He has been employed with the Bombay Police for many years....
- 1969
The Guru
The Guru51969HD
Britain's top pop artiste, Tom Pickle, travels to Bombay, India, circa 1960s to learn to play the sitar from renowned maestro Ustad Zafar Khan.
- 1994
In Custody
In Custody4.81994HD
Ismail Merchant's feature directorial debut addresses a subject close to his heart: the expressive Urdu language of Northern India, in danger of...
- 1965
Shakespeare-Wallah
Shakespeare-Wallah6.51965HD
The story of a family troupe of English actors who travel around the towns and villages in India giving performances of Shakespearean plays. Through...
- 1986
My Little Girl
My Little Girl4.81986HD
A young girl agrees to work in a center for girls who can't stay with their parents. She gets wrapped up in the plights of several of the girls, and...
- 1961
The Creation of Woman
The Creation of Woman5.11961HD
This 14-minute film talks about the Hindu god Brahma's creation of life, the world and of course the first woman. Saeed Jaffrey narrates the story as...
- 1999
Cotton Mary
Cotton Mary4.71999HD
A British family is trapped between culture, tradition, and the colonial sins of the past.
- 1963
The Householder
The Householder5.81963HD
Prem, a young school teacher, is arranged married and begins the journey of learning the roles and responsibilities required of him.
- 1975
Autobiography of a Princess
Autobiography of a Princess51975HD
On the birthday of her late father, a deposed Maharaja, a displaced Indian princess living in London and his former private secretary watch home...