Merchant Ivory plot
The first documentary to offer new perspectives on the professional and personal collaboration between director James Ivory, producer Ismail Merchant and their key collaborators, writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and composer Richard Robbins. Footage from more than fifty interviews, clips and archival material gives voice to the family of actors and technicians who helped define Merchant Ivory’s Academy Award-winning work of extraordinary quality and intelligence. With six Oscar winners among the participating artists, these close and often long-time collaborators offer a detailed look at the transformative cinematic creativity and the personal and professional drama of the traveling company that left an indelible impact on film culture.