Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Merchant-Ivory drama, based on the Jean Rhys novel, follows Marya, recently made destitute when her husband was convicted of theft, and a strange couple, The Heidlers, who invite the young woman to move in with them.

Winner of three Academy Awards and nominated for Best Picture, director James Ivory's 1992 period romance depicts a battle of the classes during Edwardian England.