Remains of the Day
1993
An ageing butler reflecting on his years of devoted service to an English lord comes to question whether his rigid sense of duty cost him his chance at love and a more fully lived life. Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson give restrained and deeply moving performances in this Merchant Ivory adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel.
Director
- James Ivory
Cast
- Anthony Hopkins
- Emma Thompson
- Christopher Reeve
- James Fox
- Hugh Grant
Filming Locations
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Badminton House
Much of the interior of the fictional Darlington Hall was filmed at Badminton House, including the entrance hall, Miss Kenton's and Stevens' parlours, and the conservatory where Stevens' elderly father collapses.
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Corsham Court
Corsham Court was used for the conference scenes set in Darlington Hall's cabinet room, where Lord Darlington hosts political gatherings in the 1930s.
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Dyrham Park
The exterior and driveway of the National Trust property Dyrham Park stood in for the approach and facade of the grand fictional house Darlington Hall.
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Dyrham Park
Further scenes at Dyrham Park were filmed in the kitchen yard, capturing the working life of the downstairs household staff at Darlington Hall.
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Powderham Castle
Powderham Castle provided interior scenes including the Blue Staircase, Library, and Music Room, as well as the final scene set beneath the domed ceiling in which a trapped pigeon becomes a symbolic moment for Stevens.