A Room with a View (1985)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

James Ivory

Writers:

E.M. Forster (novel)
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (screenplay)

Release Date:

11 April 1986 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperone Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views...

Plot Keywords:

1900s | Florence Italy | Vicar | Gardening | Engagement

Awards:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 21 wins & 19 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 10

2:00 AM

SHOW

Cast

Maggie Smith	...	Charlotte Bartlett, a chaperon
Helena Bonham Carter	...	Lucy Honeychurch, Miss Bartlett's cousin and charge (as Helena Bonham-Carter)
Denholm Elliott	...	Mr. Emerson, an English tourist
Julian Sands	...	George Emerson
Simon Callow	...	The Reverend Mr. Arthur 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
Daniel Day-Lewis	...	Cecil Vyse (as Daniel Day Lewis)
Maria Britneva	...	Mrs. Vyse, Cecil's mother
Rosemary Leach	...	Mrs. Marian Honeychurch
Rupert Graves	...	Freddy Honeychurch
Peter Cellier	...	Sir Harry Otway, a landlord

Also Known As:

Camera con vista (Italy) [it]
Chambre avec vue (France) [fr]
Domatio me thea (Greece) [el]
Ett rum med utsikt (Sweden) [sv]
Hotel i Florens (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Hotelli Firenzessä (Finland) [fi]
Manzarali oda (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Pokój z widokiem (Poland) [pl]
Quarto com Vista Sobre a Cidade (Portugal) [pt]
Szoba kilátással (Hungary) [hu]
Uma Janela Para o Amor (Brazil) [pt]
Un amor en Florencia (Argentina) [es]
Una habitación con vistas (Spain) [es]
Værelse med udsigt (Denmark) [da]
Zimmer mit Aussicht (West Germany) [de]

Runtime:

UK:117 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Portugal:M/12 | Iceland:12 | Spain:T | Netherlands:6 | Canada:G (Quebec) | USA:R | Norway:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | West Germany:12 (f)

Filming Locations:

Bluebell Railway, East Sussex, England, UK

Company:

Goldcrest Films International

Trivia:

Charlotte Bartlett and Eleanor Lavish discuss the plotline of E.M. Forster's other Italian novel "Where Angels Fear to Tread" when on the picnic. Helena Bonham Carter starred in the film adaptation of the novel, Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991).

Goofs:

Continuity: Freddy Honeychurch's hairstyle as he plays the piano.

Quotes:

The Reverend Mr. Eager: Remember the facts about this church of Santa Croce; how it was built by faith in the full fervour of medievalism.
Mr. Emerson: Built by faith indeed! That simply means the workers weren't paid properly.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Cosby Show: A Room with No View (#5.23)" (1989)

Soundtrack:

Chi il bel sogno di Doretta

Delightful Merchant-Ivory Production

Enchanting Merchant-Ivory production, one of the team's best efforts. It was the company's first big international hit, and I can see why. Unlike most period pieces, this movie is charming, witty, and very entertaining, and has none of the stiffness that adaptations of literary classics usually suffer from. I'm always amazed at how well director Ivory (with the help of writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala), captures the atmosphere of a by gone era. The ensemble cast is a true delight: newcomer Helena Bonham Carter is a wonderful heroine (she was destined to become a great actress), and both Denholm Elliott and Maggie Smith (both received Oscar nominations for their great work here) threaten to steal every scene they are in. The recreation of the period is incredibly accurate, Jhabvala's script works like a Swiss watch, and director Ivory keeps the story moving and he avoids the dramatic clichés of films of this vintage. And it is a very funny film. A movie that needs to be seen with someone you love.