Call Me by Your Name (2017)

In 1980s Italy, a romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student and the older man hired as his father's research assistant.

Very well staged adaptation finely explores the mutual attraction and romance of the two young men, enhanced by stellar performances by both leads; however, the setting in an intellectual haute volée environment and a slightly misogynist undertone are at times quite annoying.

Howards End (1992)

A businessman thwarts his wife's bequest of an estate to another woman.

A successful adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel about moral hypocrisy thanks to a wonderful cast and tasteful production.

On renewed viewing: a classic of its own kind; always worth a rewatch.

Halliwell***: "The best of the adaptations of Forster's novels, in which the nostalgia is undercut by an examination of the moral bankruptcy of the ruling class."

Maltin****: "Sumptuous, stimulating adaptation of E.M Forster's novel of class distinction...Extraordinarily good on every level."