The Remains of the Day (film)

The Remains of the Day (1993) is a Merchant Ivory film adapted by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala from the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. It was directed by James Ivory and starred Anthony Hopkins as Stevens and Emma Thompson as Miss Kenton, with support from James Fox, Christopher Reeve, Hugh Grant, Tim Piggott-Smith and Ben Chaplin.

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1993 - Merchant Ivory film - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Novel - Kazuo Ishiguro - James Ivory - Anthony Hopkins - Emma Thompson - James Fox - Christopher Reeve - Hugh Grant - Tim Piggott-Smith - Ben Chaplin

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The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards:

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• Best Actor in a Leading Role (Anthony Hopkins),
• Best Actress in a Leading Role (Emma Thompson),
• Best Art Direction-Set Decoration,
• Best Costume Design,
• Best Director,
• Best Music, Original Score,
• Best Picture, and
• Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.

A film adaptation of the novel was originally slated to be directed by Mike Nichols, from a script by Harold Pinter. Nichols is one of the producers of the Merchant Ivory film.

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