James Ivory and Stephen Frears: How Two Very Different British Directors Achieved Excellence in Film

James Ivory and Stephen Frears: How Two Very Different British Directors Achieved Excellence in Film

Spring (9 - 13 hours) | This course is completed

10 Hilton Field Road Hanover, NH 03755 United States

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3/31/2017-5/5/2017

9:00 AM-12:00 PM EDT on Fri

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$60.00

6 sessions, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
March 31 through May 5, 2017
DOC House - Hanover, NH
Course Fee: $60
PLEASE NOTE: Schedule was updated after spring catalog printed.

Once Hollywood abandoned historical drama and literary adaptations in the early 1980’s, in favor of action pictures, star driven melodramas and special effects extravagances, Director Ivory and Producer Ismail Merchant made film adaptations of Edwardian novels in the 80’s and 90’s.

Meanwhile, Stephen Frears chose to embrace a wide film spectrum evident in his film titles below. Frears, like Ivory, is an engaging and professional director, with both an ear and an eye for minutiae of character and social interaction.

Possible film choices include:


  • Ivory/Merchant:

  • Howard’s End (1992)

  • Remains of the Day (1993)

  • The Bostonians (1984)



  • Frears:

  • Philomena (2013)

  • Dirty, Pretty Things (2002)

  • The Grifters (1990)

  • Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

  • Tamara Drew (2010)

  • There are no required texts for this course.
Watson, Don

While a student at the Universite de Poitiers, Don Watson discovered the French fascination with American Westerns. He also learned to appreciate the New Wave Cinema. He retired from teaching French and Latin at Hanover High School while he still had a sense of humor. In 1991, he started the Sister City Exchange program between Hanover and Joigny, France. He has an MA from the University of Chicago and an MLS from SUNY-Albany.