Nominated for eight Academy Awards (1986) including Best Picture and winner of three A Room With A View is a brilliant and romantic social comedy about he English at home and abroad at the beginning of the 20th Century. Set in Florence and the English countryside the film tells the story of a young English couple Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter) and George Emerson (Julian Sands) who encounter passion whilst on holiday in Italy. Defying the Victorian conventions of their elders they dare to be true to their feelings each other and true love. Superbly adapted from E.M. Forster’s classic novel and boasting a wonderful supporting cast including Daniel Day-Lewis Maggie Smith Dame Judie Dench Denholm Elliot and Simon Callow A Room With A View was a world-wide smash hit and cemented the reputation of Merchant Ivory as masters of the period film.
Nominated for eight Academy Awards (1986) including Best Picture and winner of three A Room With A View is a brilliant and romantic social comedy about he English at home and abroad at the beginning of the 20th Century. Set in Florence and the English countryside the film tells the story of a young English couple Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter) and George Emerson (Julian Sands) who encounter passion whilst on holiday in Italy. Defying the Victorian conventions of their elders they dare to be true to their feelings each other and true love. Superbly adapted from E.M. Forster’s classic novel and boasting a wonderful supporting cast including Daniel Day-Lewis Maggie Smith Dame Judie Dench Denholm Elliot and Simon Callow A Room With A View was a world-wide smash hit and cemented the reputation of Merchant Ivory as masters of the period film.
By A Customer Tragically, those reviewers who criticize the quality of the DVD transfer are correct. Not only is the sound a problem, there are odd deletions in the film (and I don't believe they reflect any late decisions on the part of the filmmakers). The early scene where Charlotte (Maggie Smith) tells Lucy (Helena Bonham Carter)after her kiss with George that "we'll both be as silent as the grave" is oddly truncated. Compare it with the VHS and you'll see..
I dare anyone to say anything negative about this movie. I cannot think of one element of this movie that disappointed me. I love the romance between Miss Lucy Honeychurch and Mr George Emerson. I adore the frustrating, "poor Charlotte Bartlett", Lucy's travel companion and thorn-in-her-side in matters of the heart. I love Cecil, wonderfully pompous Cecil. I want to be like Eleanor Lavish, the adventure-seeking, scandal-relishing novelist Charlotte and Luc..
...if you have the least interest in this film-BUY the new DVD. It's simply amazing. I've scanned these reviews here, and apparently there was an earlier DVD issue that wasn't up to par at ALL-but rest assured, this reasonably-priced "Special Edition" looks and sounds crisp, clean-and stunningly beautiful. Obviously I loved the film when it was originally released, and plenty of others did as well-see reviews below. But watching this new DVD the other night, I was struck a..
