"Anyone with a fondness for these movies and for tales of what might be described as a gentlemen guerrilla filmmaking operation will find immense pleasure here." - David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter

"Pulls back the curtain on the fascinating lives of everyone who was lucky enough to move in the orbit of Ismail Merchant and James Ivory and reveals how those marvelous films got made." - Bradley Gibson, Film Threat

Filmmakers James Ivory and Ismail Merchant, known as "Merchant Ivory" made more than forty films together, including the acclaimed HOWARD'S END, A ROOM WITH A VIEW, and THE REMAINS OF THE DAY. Anchored by interviews with dozens of close collaborators including Emma Thompson, Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter, and Hugh Grant, MERCHANT IVORY is a cinephiles treat, replete with behind-the-scenes stories of the duos creative process, and fresh interviews with the spry 95-year-old Ivory himself. Opens exclusively at the Film Center. 


Awards & Nominations

Official Selection - Palm Springs International Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Miami Film Festival, Doc NYC


The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu