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A Room With A View
1985
E.M. Forster's 1908 novel, A ROOM WITH A VIEW, is adapted for the screen by director James Ivory in this beautifully lighthearted tale of Edwardian manners. Helena Bonham Carter stars as a young Englishwoman, Lucy Honeychurch. When Lucy and her spinster chaperone, Charlotte Bartlett (Maggie Smith), travel to Florence, they meet .. Read more
| Starring | Maggie Smith, , , |
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| Director | James Ivory |
| Genres | Drama |
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A Room With A View
E.M. Forster's 1908 novel, A ROOM WITH A VIEW, is adapted for the screen by director James Ivory in this beautifully lighthearted tale of Edwardian manners. Helena Bonham Carter stars as a young Englishwoman, Lucy Honeychurch. When Lucy and her spinster chaperone, Charlotte Bartlett (Maggie Smith), travel to Florence, they meet an unconventional Englishman, Mr. Emerson (Denholm Elliott), and his romantically unhappy son, George (Julian Sands). After George makes the grievous mistake of kissing Lucy during a picnic in the Florentine hills, Charlotte rushes her back to England. Safely home, Lucy becomes engaged to the stiff, very proper Cecil (Daniel Day-Lewis), but after finding out the Emersons have moved close by, Lucy has a hard time ignoring her attraction to the unsuitable George.
Producer Ismail Merchant considered A ROOM WITH A VIEW Merchant Ivory's first genuine blockbuster, and it enjoyed more popular success than any previous Merchant Ivory film. Screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was awarded an Academy Award for her screenplay, and the film itself was nominated for Best Picture. Director James Ivory's tale also features British movie icons Judi Dench and Simon Callow. A ROOM WITH A VIEW was the first of three Forster novels (the other two were MAURICE and HOWARDS END) adapted by Merchant Ivory Productions.
| Starring | Maggie Smith, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Denholm Elliott, Helena Bonham-Carter, Judi Dench, Julian Sands, Daniel Day-Lewis, Simon Callow, Patrick Godfrey, Fabia Drake, Rupert Graves, / Denholm Elliott |
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| Director | James Ivory |
| Studio | FILM 4 |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 59 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 59 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 1985 To Rent: DVD: 29 Oct 2007 Blu-ray: 28 May 2012 |
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Truly one of the most flawless works I've ever come across- the acting is superb from minor to major players, the screenplay a deft adaptation of a great ... read more »
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Simply the best Merchant Ivory film. The characters are perfectly cast; the settings unrivalled; the story is a classic.
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An English Classic
Definitive work by Merchant Ivory that took literary adaptation to a higher level and birthed a generation of period drama on film and television, a wonderful ... read more »
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Its a classic. Brit romance. Swoon swoon
Came across this movie one very wet weekend. It brighted up that weekend. Jeremy Irons is a dream leading man. He has charm and good looks. The movie flow is ... read more »
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E.M. Forster's 1908 novel, A ROOM WITH A VIEW, is adapted for the screen by director James Ivory in this beautifully lighthearted tale of Edwardian manners. Helena Bonham Carter stars as a young Englishwoman, Lucy Honeychurch. When Lucy and her spinster chaperone, Charlotte Bartlett (Maggie Smith), ...
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A Room With A View
E.M. Forster's 1908 novel, A ROOM WITH A VIEW, is adapted for the screen by director James Ivory in this beautifully lighthearted tale of Edwardian manners. Helena Bonham Carter stars as a young Englishwoman, Lucy Honeychurch. When Lucy and her spinster chaperone, Charlotte Bartlett (Maggie Smith), ...
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