Ismail Merchant Movies
- 1995
Jefferson in Paris
Jefferson in Paris5.11995HD
His wife having recently died, Thomas Jefferson accepts the post of United States ambassador to pre-revolutionary France, though he finds it...
- 1977
Roseland
Roseland5.21977HD
"Roseland" is made up of three stories, sometimes connecting, all set in the famed New York dance palace, and all having the same theme: finding the...
- 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.
- 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.
- 1972
Savages
Savages51972HD
A tribe of primitive "mudpeople" encounter a croquet ball, rolling through their forest. Following it, they find themselves on a vast, deserted Long...
- 2024
Merchant Ivory
Merchant Ivory72024HD
The first definitive feature documentary to lend new and compelling perspectives on the partnership, both professional and personal, of director...
- 2005
Heights
Heights6.52005HD
Spanning twenty-four hours, HEIGHTS follows five New Yorkers challenged to choose their destiny before the sun comes up the next day.
- 1979
The Europeans
The Europeans5.5751979HD
A New England household is upset by the arrival of two cousins from Europe.
- 1989
Slaves of New York
Slaves of New York5.6671989HD
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...
- 1998
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries6.11998HD
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.
- 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.
- 1980
Jane Austen in Manhattan
Jane Austen in Manhattan6.41980HD
Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old.
- 1999
Cotton Mary
Cotton Mary4.71999HD
A British family is trapped between culture, tradition, and the colonial sins of the past.
- 1978
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures5.31978HD
This lighthearted romp through Royal India presents a world of Maharajas, palaces, imperiled art objects, and the foreign collectors who will stop at...
- 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 Woman5.1431961HD
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...
- 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...
- 1983
The Courtesans of Bombay
The Courtesans of Bombay51983HD
In the Mumbai, India, tenement community of Pavanpul, young female courtesans sing, dance and perform sexual favors for male clientele. Directors...
- 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...