The Europeans

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An adaptation of the novel about the Countess Eugenia and her brother Robert, expatriate Americans who have grown up in Europe. Returning to prosperous relatives in New England, she hopes to make an advantageous marriage with one of their wealthy cousins. While Eugenia encounters obstacles, Robert finds his suit bearing fruit.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

James Ivory
Release Date (Streaming):

Jul 7, 2020
Runtime:

1h 31m

Cast & Crew

Lee Remick
Eugenia Young

Robin Ellis
Robert Acton

Wesley Addy
Mr. Wentworth

Lisa Eichhorn
Gertrude

James Ivory
Director

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Critic Reviews for The Europeans

But what's attractive about revisiting "The Europeans" now is how it's more indie-flavored, its pleasurable finery and delicate ironies... befitting a novel whose lightness of tone James himself recognized when he subtitled it "A Sketch.

December 20, 2019 | Full Review…

Robert Abele
Los Angeles Times
Staged with affection, insight, a whole fistful of superb performances and exquisite settings.

January 26, 2006 | Full Review…

Time Out Staff
Time Out
The achievement of Mr. Ivory and Mrs. Jhabvala is their preservation of so much James, so purely, in what's thought to be a hostile medium.

May 9, 2005 | Full Review…

Vincent Canby
New York Times
The Europeans is finally just all surface: illustrations for the novel.

October 23, 2004 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
The first of three Henry James adaptations produced by the Merchant Ivory team, this is an entrancing entry not just in their partnership but in the career of Ivory himself.

January 9, 2020 | Full Review…

Joshua Brunsting
The CriterionCast
There is a certain allure to a movie that plays hard to get. The Europeans expects you to meet it halfway. When you do, you're rewarded with a story that's rich with complicated emotions, despite its self-confident exterior.

January 2, 2020 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…

Hunter Lanier
Film Threat
Beautifully photographed by Larry Pizer, The Europeans conveys an unstated death pallor which overshadows its otherwise jaunty proceedings.

December 30, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Nicholas Bell
IONCINEMA.com
It's a little turgid compared to [Merchant and Ivory's] later work... But it's quite an interesting film in the overall body of work.

December 21, 2019 | Full Review…

Wade Major
FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
With everything so tamped down, the tiniest resemblance of an emotional response can be overwhelming.

December 19, 2019 | Full Review…

David Bax
Battleship Pretension
The Europeans is on all counts a pleasing film, and while students of Henry James' work will most likely not be disappointed in the adaptation, those who have never read a word of the man may obtain a thoroughly respectable view

August 15, 2019 | Full Review…

Ellen Cooney
Sojourner
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January 7, 2006 | Rating: 3/5

Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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September 23, 2005 | Rating: 1/5

Michael Szymanski
International Press Academy

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Audience Reviews for The Europeans

Nov 14, 2007

The cinematography is very beautiful, and Lee Remick gives a fine performance but the rest is sort of listless, although the period detail is impressive.

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