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The Remains of the Day (1993) 7.9
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7.9/10 from 32,470 users
Metascore: 84/100
Reviews: 141 user | 46 critic | 11 from Metacritic.com A butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years post World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty has been. Director:James Ivory |
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Cast
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John Haycraft | ... |
Auctioneer
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| Christopher Reeve | ... |
Jack Lewis
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Caroline Hunt | ... |
Landlady
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| James Fox | ... |
Lord Darlington
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William Stevens
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Paula Jacobs | ... |
Mrs. Mortimer, the cook
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| Ben Chaplin | ... |
Charlie, Head Footman
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George, Second Footman
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Housemaid
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Spencer
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Peter Cellier | ... |
Sir Leonard Bax
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Peter Halliday | ... |
Canon Tufnell
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Plot Synopsis
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A rule bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained veneer of servitude. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
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Release Date:
19 November 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Lo que queda del día See more »Box Office
Budget:
$11,500,000 (estimated)Gross:
$22,954,968 (USA)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Composed by Ted Fio Rito, Albert von Tilzer and Harry MacPherson
Performed by Gracie Fields
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It was while shooting Mr. & Mrs. Bridge in Kansas City that actor Remak Ramsay, who was reading "The Remains of the Day" while playing a part in the film, gave the book to James Ivory to read thinking that its subject and setting might intrigue Ivory. See more »Goofs
When Mr. Stevens arrives in the market town on his way to Clevedon, a modern "National Westminster Bank" sign is seen on a building in the background as he is getting his case out of the car. See more »Quotes
Father: There was this English butler out in India. One day, he goes in the dining room and what does he see under the table ? A tiger. Not turning a hair, he goes straight to the drawing room. "Hum, hum. Excuse me, my lord," and whispering, so as not to upset the ladies : "I'm very sorry my lord. There appears to be a tiger in the dining room. Perhaps his Lordship will permit use of the twelve bores ?" They go on drinking their tea. And then, there's three gunshots. Well, they don't think nothing of ...See more »
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"Roll Along Prairie Moon"Composed by Ted Fio Rito, Albert von Tilzer and Harry MacPherson
Performed by Gracie Fields
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In the WWII era, Mr Stevens (Anthony Hopkins) is a well experienced, dedicated butler who's loyal to his pro-Nazi master. He is always placid and graceful. Miss Kenton (Emma Thompson) is a new housekeeper and her liveliness and wit somehow touches Mr Stevens' very soul. But he conceals his feeling towards her, and she can never unlock that closed door of his heart.
Mr Stevens looks back on all this while on a road trip for meeting Miss Kenton after twenty years. He now serves a new master, Lewis (Christopher Reeve) who was once one of the guests of his formal master back in the 1940s. On the way his memory slowly flows back to him (and he also realises that his formal master was not an impeccable man after all)...when Mr Stevens and Miss Kenton bid farewell again, she looks into his eyes while her tears roll down her cheeks...a very sad scene.
'The Remains of the Day' is about love that is never obtained...love that is never verbally expressed...love of which you finally has to let go...having read the book (which is finely written), I realise that this film is a wonderfully successful adaptation. Anyone who's into love stories should watch this.