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Acting
Wilby's vulnerability; Grant's repression; Graves' raw physicality.
Writing
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's adaptation respects Forster's hopeful ending.
Cinematography
Sun-drenched Cambridge vs. claustrophobic London drawing rooms.

Director
James Ivory
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