Oscar-winning Merchant Ivory adaptation of E.M Forster\'s romantic classic starring Vanessa Redgrave, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson and Helena Bonham Carter. In 1910, sisters Helen and Margaret Schlegel live in London with their brother, but the lease on their flat is about to expire. Margaret has recently befriended the ailing Mrs Wilcox who decides to bequeath her house, Howards End, to her. However, upon Mrs Wilcox\'s death her family close ranks, refusing to inform Margaret of her inheritance. When the widowed Henry Wilcox begins to take a romantic interest in Margaret, however, the ensuing relationship leads to tragedy.