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Merchant Ivory (2024) is a documentary feature film that chronicles the lives and careers of independent cinema pioneers James Ivory, Ismail Merchant, and their many collaborators. Distributed by Cohen Media and Curzon Film UK, and represented by Hanway Films for international sales, the film played all over the world at film festivals, art house cinemas, on the Turner Classic Movies channel, and is now available streaming and on Blu-ray. Merchant Ivory was nominated for LGBTQ Documentary of the Year by GALECA.
“Not every documentary about filmmaking successfully dives beneath the surface as this one does.” — Leonard Maltin
“Anyone with a fondness for these movies and for tales of what might be described as a gentlemen guerrilla filmmaking operation will find immense pleasure here.” — David Rooney (The Hollywood Reporter)
“a handsome, thorough tribute to the remarkable independent production company” — Peter Bradshaw (The Guardian)
“I defy anyone to watch this doc and not then want to revisit the Merchant Ivory back catalogue.” — Mark Kermode, BBC
“Stephen Soucy’s documentary lifts up the petticoats of the prestigious production house. A rollicking account of a long movie partnership that was flying by the seat of its pants.” — The Irish Times
“succeeds on its own terms as sort of a hangout movie, non-fiction division” — Matt Zoller Seitz (RogerEbert.com)
"No serious film lover should miss this documentary."— JWR
“Stephen Soucy’s rewarding survey of the work of a major filmmaking team is also a remarkable love story.“ — Film Review Daily
An elegant and intimate look into one of the most important award-winning partnerships in cinema.”— Loud & Clear Reviews
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