A Room With A View
Comedy, Drama, Romance
BBC Home Video  (1986) 117 mins R

7.5 (10,957 votes)
Nominated for eight Academy Awards (1986), including Best Picture, and winner of three, Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design and Art Direction, A Room With a View is the film that cemented the reputation of Merchant Ivory as masters of the period film. A brilliant adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel, A Room With a View tells the story of the coming of age of Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham-Carter). Longing to burst free from the repression of British upper class manners and mores, she must wrestle with her inner romantic longings to choose between the passionate George (Julian Sands) and the priggish but socially suitable Cecil (Daniel Day-Lewis). Boasting a brilliant supporting cast including Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Denholm Elliot and Simon Callow, A Room With a View is one of the most charming and delightful romantic comedies ever filmed....

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Cast and Crew
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
Director  .....  James Ivory
Producer  .....  Ismail Merchant
Writer  .....  E.M. Forster; Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Notes
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The psalm chant sung by the choir was written after the purported date of the film. (more)

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). (more)

Filming Locations:
Estonian Embassy, Hyde Park Gate, South Kensington, London, England, UK (more)

Quotes:
Lucy Honeychurch: I have to go. They trust me.
Mr. Emerson: Why should they, when you deceived everyone, including yourself?
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Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 21 wins & 19 nominations (more)