Ismail Merchant Movies

  • 1981
    Quartet

    Quartet

    Quartet

    5.81981HD

    When her husband's arrest leaves her penniless, a woman accepts an invitation to move in with a strange couple.

    Quartet
  • 2001
    Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'

    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.

    Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'
  • 1989
    Slaves of New York

    Slaves of New York

    Slaves of New York

    5.71989HD

    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...

    Slaves of New York
  • 1995
    Feast of July

    Feast of July

    Feast of July

    5.91995HD

    After an abandoned young woman in late 19th Century England is taken in by a rural couple with three handsome sons, tragic consequences result.

    Feast of July
  • 1996
    The Proprietor

    The Proprietor

    The Proprietor

    01996HD

    An expatriated French novelist returns to Paris when she learns that her childhood home is being placed on the auction block.

    The Proprietor
  • 1979
    The Europeans

    The Europeans

    The Europeans

    5.41979HD

    A New England household is upset by the arrival of two cousins from Europe.

    The Europeans
  • 1998
    A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

    A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

    A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

    6.0241998HD

    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...

    A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
  • 2001
    Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw

    Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw

    Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw

    62001HD

    Historical context for The Remains of the Day.

    Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
  • 1980
    Jane Austen in Manhattan

    Jane Austen in Manhattan

    Jane Austen in Manhattan

    6.2221980HD

    Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old.

    Jane Austen in Manhattan
  • 2005
    A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

    A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

    A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

    102005HD

    A Tribute To Ismail Merchant
  • 2004
    Thank You, Doctor Rey

    Thank You, Doctor Rey

    Thank You, Doctor Rey

    5.72004HD

    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...

    Thank You, Doctor Rey
  • 1988
    The Perfect Murder

    The Perfect Murder

    The Perfect Murder

    6.61988HD

    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....

    The Perfect Murder
  • 1969
    The Guru

    The Guru

    The Guru

    51969HD

    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.

    The Guru
  • 1994
    In Custody

    In Custody

    In Custody

    4.81994HD

    Ismail Merchant's feature directorial debut addresses a subject close to his heart: the expressive Urdu language of Northern India, in danger of...

    In Custody
  • 1965
    Shakespeare-Wallah

    Shakespeare-Wallah

    Shakespeare-Wallah

    6.51965HD

    The story of a family troupe of English actors who travel around the towns and villages in India giving performances of Shakespearean plays. Through...

    Shakespeare-Wallah
  • 1986
    My Little Girl

    My Little Girl

    My Little Girl

    4.81986HD

    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...

    My Little Girl
  • 1961
    The Creation of Woman

    The Creation of Woman

    The Creation of Woman

    5.11961HD

    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...

    The Creation of Woman
  • 1999
    Cotton Mary

    Cotton Mary

    Cotton Mary

    4.71999HD

    A British family is trapped between culture, tradition, and the colonial sins of the past.

    Cotton Mary
  • 1963
    The Householder

    The Householder

    The Householder

    5.81963HD

    Prem, a young school teacher, is arranged married and begins the journey of learning the roles and responsibilities required of him.

    The Householder
  • 1975
    Autobiography of a Princess

    Autobiography of a Princess

    Autobiography of a Princess

    51975HD

    On the birthday of her late father, a deposed Maharaja, a displaced Indian princess living in London and his former private secretary watch home...

    Autobiography of a Princess