The Remains of the Day (DVD)

The Remains of the Day (1993) starring Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, James Fox, Christopher Reeve, Hugh Grant. Directed by James Ivory. Novelistic story, set in the 1930s, about servants at a great English manor house. The home in which they labor is fabulous -- practically a character in the film itself. The dutiful butler, Stevens (Hopkins), and the efficient head housekeeper, Miss Kenton (Thompson) clash early on. But they soon grow comfortable with each other. Lord Darlington (Fox), the head of the household, has unfortunate Nazi sympathies. Later, the action shifts to the postwar period, at which time Stevens and Miss Kenton try to reconnect. The film was nominated for eight Oscars, including Best Picture. It has exemplary subtitles. Grade: A-