Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, CBE (7 May 1927 – 3 April 2013) was a German-born British and American Booker prize-winning novelist, short story writer and two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter. She is perhaps best known for her long collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions, made up of director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant. After meeting Cyrus Jhabvala in England, she married him and moved to India in 1951; Jhabvala was an Indian-Parsi architect. The couple lived in New Delhi and had three daughters. Jhabvala began then to elaborate her experiences in India and wrote novels and tales on Indian subjects. She wrote a dozen novels, 23 screenplays, and eight collections of short stories and was made a CBE in 1998 and granted a joint fellowship by BAFTA in 2002 with Ivory and Merchant.She is the only person to have won both a Booker Prize and an Oscar.

  • Popularity : 1.453
  • Known For : Writing
  • Birthday : 1927-05-07
  • Place of Birth : Cologne, Germany
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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Movies

  • 2024
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    Merchant Ivory

    Merchant Ivory

    7 2024 HD

    The first definitive feature documentary to lend new and compelling perspectives on the partnership, both professional and personal, of director...

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  • 2005
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    A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

    A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

    10 2005 HD

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  • 1984
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    The Wandering Company

    The Wandering Company

    1 1984 HD

    Documentary about Merchant Ivory Productions, including interviews with the principals of the film production company and actors which have appeared...

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  • 2001
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    Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'

    Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'

    6 2001 HD

    The filmmakers and lead actors of The Remains of the Day (1993) discuss how they came to make the film, and the subtle power of its execution.

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  • 1993
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    The Remains of the Day

    The Remains of the Day

    7.382 1993 HD

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  • 1985
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    A Room with a View

    A Room with a View

    7 1985 HD

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  • 1992
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    Howards End

    Howards End

    7 1992 HD

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  • 2009
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    The City of Your Final Destination

    The City of Your Final Destination

    5.7 2009 HD

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  • 1970
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    Bombay Talkie

    Bombay Talkie

    5.1 1970 HD

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  • 1998
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    A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

    A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

    6.024 1998 HD

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  • 1990
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    Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

    Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

    6 1990 HD

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  • 1977
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    Roseland

    Roseland

    5.2 1977 HD

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  • 1996
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    Surviving Picasso

    Surviving Picasso

    5.8 1996 HD

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  • 2000
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    The Golden Bowl

    The Golden Bowl

    6 2000 HD

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  • 1995
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    Jefferson in Paris

    Jefferson in Paris

    5.1 1995 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Householder

    The Householder

    5.8 1963 HD

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  • 1975
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    Autobiography of a Princess

    Autobiography of a Princess

    5 1975 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Courtesans of Bombay

    The Courtesans of Bombay

    4 1983 HD

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  • 1978
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    Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures

    Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures

    5.3 1978 HD

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  • 1965
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    Shakespeare-Wallah

    Shakespeare-Wallah

    6.5 1965 HD

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  • 1983
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    Heat and Dust

    Heat and Dust

    6.1 1983 HD

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  • 2003
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    Le Divorce

    Le Divorce

    5 2003 HD

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  • 1988
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    Madame Sousatzka

    Madame Sousatzka

    6.5 1988 HD

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  • 1984
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    The Bostonians

    The Bostonians

    5.476 1984 HD

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  • 1979
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    The Europeans

    The Europeans

    5.5 1979 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Guru

    The Guru

    5 1969 HD

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  • 1980
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    Jane Austen in Manhattan

    Jane Austen in Manhattan

    6.4 1980 HD

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  • 1981
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    Quartet

    Quartet

    5.8 1981 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Householder

    The Householder

    5.8 1963 HD

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  • 1973
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    William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare

    William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1983
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    Heat and Dust

    Heat and Dust

    6.1 1983 HD

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  • 1970
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    6.3 1970 HD

    Dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. Several episodes were either in animated form or...

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