A Room With A View
by James Ivory
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Actor: Denholm Elliott, Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Sands, Maggie Smith, Simon CallowDirector: James Ivory
Cinematographer: Tony Pierce-Roberts
Editor: Humphrey Dixon
Producer: Ismail Merchant
Producer: Paul Bradley
Producer: Peter Marangoni
Writer: E.M. Forster
Writer: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 1.85:1
Running Time: 117 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-07-04
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Image Entertainment
Movie Reviews of A Room With A View
Movie Review: Good for one view
Summary: 3 Stars
Now, I own all three of the Merchant Ivory E.M. Forster movies. Of the three, this is my least favorite. It's the story of a young girl (Helena Bonham Carter) finding herself and her true love, despite missteps along the way. It's beaustifully filmed, and the music is lovely. However, it's just not as intertesting as the other two movies. It's a love story with a fairly predictable conclusion.
Compared to Howard's End with it's many plot changes, and the absolutely perfect film Maurice, this film doesn't compare. I wish I had just borrowed it from the library or rented it for one viewing. I just thought since I liked the other two so much I would like A Room with a View, as well.
However, I will say that I did not notice any of the problems the people who gave the DVD one star are mentioning. Perhaps the problems have been repaired.
Summary of A Room With A View
A superb English cast in the acclaimed comedy of manners from Merchant/Ivory based on E.M. Forster's novel of wit and romance. Off to the sensuous landscape of Florence for her horizon-broadening tour, Lucy, a perfectly proper young Edwardian lady, is chaperoned by her even more proper Aunt Charlotte. At the merest hint of scandal--Lucy is kissed by an improper suitor--Charlotte whisks her back to the serene English countryside, where she is betrothed to a supposedly suitable gentleman, insufferably in love with himself. With its "superb ensemble acting, intelligent writing and stunning design" (The New York Times), this delightful comedy of manners sparkles with keen observations of class behavior and genuine humor.The prestigious filmmaking trio of producer Ismail Merchant, director James Ivory, and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala had made other critically acclaimed films before A Room with a View was released in 1985, but it was this popular film that made them art-house superstars. Splendidly adapted from the novel by E.M. Forster, it's a comedy of the heart, a passionate romance and a study of repression within the British class system of manners and mores. It's that system of rigid behavior that prevents young Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter) from accepting the loving advances of a free-spirited suitor (Julian Sands), who fears that she will follow through with her engagement to a priggish intellectual (Daniel Day-Lewis) whose capacity for passion is virtually nonexistent. During and after a trip to Italy with her protective companion (Maggie Smith), Lucy gradually gets in touch with her true emotions. The fun of watching A Room with a View comes from seeing how Lucy's thoughts and feelings finally arrive at the same romantic conclusion. Through an abundance of humor both subtle and overt, this crowd-pleasing "art movie" rose to an unexpected level of popular appeal. The Merchant-Ivory team received eight Academy Award nominations for their efforts, and won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction, and Costume Design. --Jeff Shannon
The prestigious filmmaking trio of producer Ismail Merchant, director James Ivory, and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala had made other critically acclaimed films before A Room with a View was released in 1985, but it was this popular film that made them art-house superstars. Splendidly adapted from the novel by E.M. Forster, it's a comedy of the heart, a passionate romance and a study of repression within the British class system of manners and mores. It's that system of rigid behavior that prevents young Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter) from accepting the loving advances of a free-spirited suitor (Julian Sands), who fears that she will follow through with her engagement to a priggish intellectual (Daniel Day-Lewis) whose capacity for passion is virtually nonexistent. During and after a trip to Italy with her protective companion (Maggie Smith), Lucy gradually gets in touch with her true emotions. The fun of watching A Room with a View comes from seeing how Lucy's thoughts and feelings finally arrive at the same romantic conclusion. Through an abundance of humor both subtle and overt, this crowd-pleasing "art movie" rose to an unexpected level of popular appeal. The Merchant-Ivory team received eight Academy Award nominations for their efforts, and won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction, and Costume Design. --Jeff Shannon
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