Ismail Merchant Movies

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

The first definitive feature documentary to lend new and compelling perspectives on the partnership, both professional and personal, of director James...

His wife having recently died, Thomas Jefferson accepts the post of United States ambassador to pre-revolutionary France, though he finds it difficult...

Anne is investigating the life of her grand-aunt Olivia, whose destiny has always been shrouded with scandal. As Anne delves into the history of her g...

Documentary about Merchant Ivory Productions, including interviews with the principals of the film production company and actors which have appeared i...

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.

Satyajit Ray’s masterpiece the Apu Trilogy is widely considered one of the most important works in cinema history. In 1992, Ray was awarded the Lifeti...

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

An English novelist travels to Bombay to watch one of her novels translated to film. She chases after the movie's leading man while the screenwriter c...

Historical context for The Remains of the Day.

A documentary about making The Remains of the Day.

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...