James Ivory

The Profile

American film director and co-founder of Merchant Ivory Productions, known for refined period dramas and faithful literary adaptations.

Co-founder of Merchant Ivory Productions; frequent collaborator with Ismail Merchant and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala; winner of the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Remains of the Day (1993).

Two DeBaser reviews praise James Ivory's restrained, literary filmmaking: one on Maurice (1987) and one on Quel che resta del giorno (1993). Reviewers highlight themes of duty, loyalty, hidden love and social constraint, and commend faithful adaptations of literary sources.