A Room with a View (film)
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| A Room with a View | |
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| Directed by | James Ivory |
| Produced by | Ismail Merchant |
| Written by | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (based on the novel by E.M. Forster) |
| Starring | Maggie Smith Helena Bonham Carter Denholm Elliott Julian Sands Daniel Day Lewis Judi Dench |
| Music by | Richard Robbins (score) Giacomo Puccini (sung by Kiri Te Kanawa) |
| Cinematography | Tony Pierce-Roberts |
| Editing by | Humphrey Dixon |
| Distributed by | Curzon (UK) Cinecom (US) |
| Release date(s) | December, 1985 UK premiere 7 March 1986 US release |
| Running time | UK:117 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,000,000 (estimated) |
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A Room with a View is a 1986 Merchant Ivory Productions' Academy Award-winning feature film, with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. The film was directed by James Ivory and produced by Ismail Merchant.
The film is based upon the novel A Room with a View by E. M. Forster and stars Maggie Smith (as Charlotte Bartlett), Helena Bonham Carter (as Lucy Honeychurch), Denholm Elliott (as Mr. Emerson), Julian Sands (as George Emerson), Simon Callow (as Mr. Beebe), Judi Dench (as Eleanor Lavish), Daniel Day-Lewis (as Cecil Vyse), and Rupert Graves (as Freddy Honeychurch).
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[edit] Synopsis
The film tells the story of a woman struggling with her individuality in the face of the restrictive Edwardian culture of turn-of-the century England and her love for a free-spirited young man. The story begins in Florence then moves to England.
The film is a very close adaptation of Forster's novel; it even uses his chapter titles to divide the film into sections.
[edit] Cast
[edit] In Florence
- Maggie Smith — Charlotte Bartlett, a chaperon
- Helena Bonham Carter — Lucy Honeychurch, Miss Bartlett's cousin and charge
- Denholm Elliott — Mr. Emerson, an English tourist
- Julian Sands — George Emerson
- Simon Callow — The Reverend Mr. Beebe
- Patrick Godfrey — The Reverend Mr. Eager, Chaplain of the Anglican Church in Florence
- Judi Dench — Eleanor Lavish, a novelist
- Fabia Drake — Miss Catharine Alan
- Joan Henley — Miss Teresa Alan
- Amanda Walker — The Cockney Signora
[edit] In England
- Daniel Day Lewis — Cecil Vyse
- Maria Britneva — Mrs Vyse, Cecil's mother
- Rosemary Leach — Mrs Honeychurch
- Rupert Graves — Freddy Honeychurch
- Peter Cellier — Sir Harry Otway, a landlord
- Mia Fothergill — Minnie Beebe
[edit] Rest of cast
- Kitty Aldridge — New Lucy
- Brigid Erin Bates — Maid at Windy Corner
- Isabella Celani — Persephone
- Luigi di Fiori — Murdered Youth
- Matyelock Gibbs — New Charlotte
- Mirio Guidelli — Santa Croce Guide
- Freddy Korner — Mr. Floyd
- Patty Lawrence — Mrs. Butterworth
- Elizabeth Marangoni — Miss Pole
- Peter Munt — Coachman
- Lucca Rossi — Phaeton
- Stefano Serboli — Fighting Youth
- Phillida Sewell — Lady at Sir Harry's Garden Party
- Margaret Ward — Lady at Sir Harry's Garden Party
[edit] Awards
The film was nominated for several Academy Awards:
- Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (won)
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (won)
- Best Costume Design (won)
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- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Denholm Elliott)
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Maggie Smith)
- Best Cinematography
Maggie Smith also won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.
