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A Room with a View

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• Drama
• Romance

• 1985
• James Ivory
• 111 mins
• PG

Summary

Period drama based on the novel by EM Forster, starring Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter, Denholm Elliott, Julian Sands and Daniel Day-Lewis. A young Englishwoman's first grand tour of Europe turns into an unexpectedly complicated journey of discovery. Arriving in Florence with her cousin as her chaperone, they take up their rooms at the Pensione Bertolini and begin to meet the other guests.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

David Parkinson

This is the first of the Merchant Ivory adaptations of EM Forster. While Howards End was the one that scooped the major international awards, this is, in many ways, a more vibrant and infinitely more influential picture, as it confirmed the marketability of the "heritage" film that was, until recently, this country's most profitable movie export. Everything about the production proclaims its class: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's script is witty and erudite, Tony Pierce-Roberts's images of Florence and the English countryside are breathtaking and the performances of Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Sands and, in particular, Daniel Day-Lewis and Maggie Smith, are of masterclass quality. There are longueurs, but the air of Edwardian charm is irresistible.

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7.2/10

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Cast

rolenameCharlotte BartlettMaggie SmithLucy HoneychurchHelena Bonham CarterMr EmersonDenholm ElliottGeorge EmersonJulian SandsCecil VyseDaniel Day-LewisReverend Arthur BeebeSimon CallowMiss Eleanor LavishJudi DenchMrs HoneychurchRosemary LeachFreddy HoneychurchRupert GravesMr EagerPatrick GodfreyCatherine AlanFabia DrakeTeresa AlanJoan HenleyMrs VyseMaria BritnevaCockney signoraAmanda WalkerSir Harry OtwayPeter CellierMinnie BeebeMia Fothergill

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rolenameDirectorJames Ivory

Details

Theatrical distributor

MGM Pictures

Released on

1986-04-11

Languages

English | Italian

Guidance

Some violence, brief nudity.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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