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^ Jesus. You can't do better than that? It's a Merchant Ivory film, of course it's all white.

by Anonymousreply 1September 11, 2021 6:51 PM

I'm Merchant and Ivory able to get a full-frontal male nudity scene into a film for general release and still make money and not be censored.

by Anonymousreply 2September 11, 2021 6:55 PM

Actually, they did several Anglo-Indian films; so, the comment doesn't hold water.

These are the people who usually used actual period clothing in their films instead of costumes, and were scrupulous about period detail. Of courser the actors were white if the period and situation called for it.

by Anonymousreply 3September 11, 2021 6:57 PM

They made period films, of course all the cast is white (otherwise it would be absurd or a new modern reinterpretation of some classic)

by Anonymousreply 4September 11, 2021 6:58 PM

Which Merchant-Ivory movies have you seen, OP? I'm guessing Maurice and Call Me By Your Name. Certainly not Shakespeare Wallah or Jefferson in Paris.

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by Anonymousreply 5September 11, 2021 7:03 PM

Even some of their period films feature non-European cast members (Jefferson in Paris, The White Countess). Try less harder, OP.

by Anonymousreply 6September 11, 2021 7:05 PM

How strange that film about English upper classes i 19 th century would have a white cast. That Korean guy, the one that directed The parasite is also sus with all those Koreans.

You woke people are beggining to rassemble fascist more and more.

by Anonymousreply 7September 11, 2021 7:05 PM

I'm the British beauty of the men.

by Anonymousreply 8September 11, 2021 7:10 PM

This just might be the fastest thread-derailment ever.

by Anonymousreply 9September 11, 2021 7:13 PM

I'm the plot summary of the movie "Heat & Dust" which OP has never seen!!!

Anne is investigating the life of her grand-aunt Olivia, whose destiny has always been shrouded with scandal. The search leads back to the early 1920s, when Olivia, recently married to Douglas, a civil servant in the colonial administration, comes to live with him in India. Slowly, Olivia becomes fascinated by India and by the local ruler, a nawab who combines British distinction with Indian pomp and ruthlessness. This fascination is not without risks: the region is being ransacked by a group of sanguinary bandits, and intrigues are opposing the prejudiced British community led by Major Minnies and Dr. Saunders against the nawab. As Anne delves into the history of her grand-aunt, she is led to reconsider her own life.

So all white....

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by Anonymousreply 10September 11, 2021 7:20 PM

I’m the average American who thinks Merchant-Ivory is some snotty soap boutique you ignored at the mall.

by Anonymousreply 11September 11, 2021 7:21 PM

I am ‎Shashi Kapoor, a dark-skinned Indian actor, who starred in so many of Merchant-Ivory films but OP is so clueless about me!!!

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by Anonymousreply 12September 11, 2021 7:26 PM

I'm OP's ignorant arrogance in assuming that just because Merchant-Ivory's three Forster adaptations were all-white (how many non-white people did OP imagine were in Edwardian England in 1905??) that all their other films must have had all-white casts, even though they did multiple films set in India starring Indians.

I'm also OP's lack of understanding that Ismail Merchant was himself non-white.

by Anonymousreply 13September 11, 2021 7:28 PM

Boy, these Let's Bes are getting tougher.

by Anonymousreply 14September 11, 2021 7:29 PM

Hi, op! I'm literally the first 5 films of the Merchant-Ivory filmography. Google me.

by Anonymousreply 15September 11, 2021 7:31 PM

I'm Alec Guinness playing an Indian. I count as non-white, right?

by Anonymousreply 16September 11, 2021 7:35 PM

It was a joke. I love Merchant Ivory films

by Anonymousreply 17September 11, 2021 7:37 PM

I’m the wild party. We pretend it never happened.

by Anonymousreply 18September 11, 2021 7:47 PM

I'm r16, getting Merchant/Ivory and David Lean confused.

by Anonymousreply 19September 11, 2021 8:02 PM

Same author of "A Room with a View" and "A Passage to India" so not too bad an error on your part.

by Anonymousreply 20September 11, 2021 8:05 PM

[quote] They made period films, of course all the cast is white (otherwise it would be absurd or a new modern reinterpretation of some classic)

What year do you believe nonwhites were invented?

by Anonymousreply 21September 11, 2021 8:53 PM

R16 and R20 There are several "Merchant-Ivory esque" movies that could easily be lumped with their filmography:

A Passage to India

The English Patient

Sunshine

Life is Beautiful

Enchanted April

The Portrait of a Lady

Dangerous Liaisons

Sense & Sensibility

Gosford Park

by Anonymousreply 22September 11, 2021 9:01 PM

I'm Helena Bonham-Carter. I come with the script.

by Anonymousreply 23September 11, 2021 9:09 PM

[quote] Same author of "A Room with a View" and "A Passage to India" so not too bad an error on your part.

No, it's a really stupid error.

r16 has basically accused Merchant-Ivory of racist casting on the basis of a film they did not even make.

by Anonymousreply 24September 11, 2021 9:17 PM

[quote] What year do you believe nonwhites were invented?

False question. the real question is, How many non-white people do you think were in England in the Edwardian era?

by Anonymousreply 25September 11, 2021 9:18 PM

R25, that is also a skewed question because a large majority of the non-white residents of England were sailors and were gone for large periods of time. Their visibility would be even less than simple numbers would suggest.

by Anonymousreply 26September 11, 2021 9:23 PM

Just what everyone hungers for - an Edwardian period piece set on a merchant ship. Maggie Smith can play the Captain.

by Anonymousreply 27September 11, 2021 10:19 PM

One of my great annoying pleasures in life - it's sort of like hate watching - is the contortions DL posters will go through to avoid admitting they're wrong.

by Anonymousreply 28September 11, 2021 10:20 PM

I'm the indoor long shots that try to cram as much as I can so you can see how true to period we are! Drink us up, people, we're losing daylight!

by Anonymousreply 29September 11, 2021 11:22 PM

[Quote] Just what everyone hungers for - an Edwardian period piece set on a merchant ship.

Lots of people hunger for them.

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by Anonymousreply 30September 12, 2021 12:02 AM

Is this thread to get a little race hate going OP?

by Anonymousreply 31September 12, 2021 12:44 AM

Meryl Streep can't get cast in an Merchant-Ivory film no matter how hard she has tried

Glenn Close actually turned down a Merchant-Ivory film (The Bostonians)

by Anonymousreply 32September 12, 2021 12:45 AM

I’m the homosexual undertones.

by Anonymousreply 33September 12, 2021 1:44 AM

I’m the spinster sister.

by Anonymousreply 35September 12, 2021 2:07 AM

I’m the American ‘name’ actress.

I’m reinventing myself by doing this picture.

by Anonymousreply 36September 12, 2021 2:08 AM

I'm all the cast members who later graduated to Harry Potter films.

by Anonymousreply 37September 12, 2021 2:14 AM

OP is either an ignorant moran who hasn't seen MI films, or a shit stirring racist

by Anonymousreply 38September 12, 2021 2:25 AM

Black Edwardians 1902 to 1920

The fact that there was a significant black presence in Britain in the early part of the 20th century, at the height of the imperialist era, challenges the conventional views on imperialism, racism, social history and about the make-up of British communities.

There were British people of African birth or descent in every social group - in all walks of life - living in Britain during the Edwardian era. The black middle classes in particular from this period were visible but their contribution to society has been largely overlooked from traditional history viewpoints.

Here are some black Edwardians who we know about and were born or living in or passing through Haringey.

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by Anonymousreply 39September 12, 2021 2:26 AM

Period piece.

Did somebody say periods?

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by Anonymousreply 42September 12, 2021 3:10 AM

I’m the tureen.

You will notice my entrance.

by Anonymousreply 43September 12, 2021 3:11 AM

Did the Black Edwardians later become the Blake Edwards?

by Anonymousreply 44September 12, 2021 3:38 AM

I'm the old-fashioned underwear, which was hot and offered little support.

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by Anonymousreply 45September 12, 2021 3:52 AM

[quote]The fact that there was a significant black presence in Britain in the early part of the 20th century

Historical revisionists try so hard using ludicrous qualifiers like "significant".

Black population of Britain in 1918 was somewhere between 20,000 and 30,000. This figure included Blacks of "mixed race". The population of Britain in 1918 was about 40 MILLION.

by Anonymousreply 46September 12, 2021 4:16 AM

I’m the arias heard throughout

by Anonymousreply 47September 12, 2021 4:17 AM

[quote]I'm the all white cast

You know, there were a lot of Italians in "A Room with a View."

by Anonymousreply 48September 12, 2021 5:13 AM

R46, or .05%-.08% and as I mentioned above, a large portion were away at sea and not visible much of the time.

by Anonymousreply 49September 12, 2021 10:43 AM

[quote]There are several "Merchant-Ivory esque" movies that could easily be lumped with their filmography:

No. Only old people with dementia would do that.

by Anonymousreply 50September 12, 2021 10:55 AM

I'm the tall grass fields perfect for walks and exposition.

by Anonymousreply 51September 17, 2021 8:36 AM

I'm the violet 18th century pronouns!

by Anonymousreply 52September 17, 2021 8:42 AM

[quote]Glenn Close actually turned down a Merchant-Ivory film (The Bostonians)

Glenn accepted a small role in Le Divorce.

by Anonymousreply 53September 17, 2021 8:59 AM

I am the She-Troll 5890 who started this stupid, shit-stirring thread!!!

by Anonymousreply 54September 17, 2021 9:26 AM

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