A Room with a View ★★★★ 1986 Engaging adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel of requited love. Lucy Honey-church (Bonham Carter) is the feisty British idealist who rejects dashing George (Sands) for supercilious Cecil (Day-Lewis), then repents and finds (presumably) eternal passion. A multi-Oscar nominee, with great music (courtesy of Puccini), great scenery (courtesy of Florence), and great performances (courtesy of practically everybody, but supporters Smith, Dench, Callow, and Elliott must be particularly distinguished). Truly romantic, and there's much humor too. 117m/C VHS, DVD, Wide. GB Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Sands, Denholm Elliott, Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Simon Callow, Daniel Day-Lewis, Rupert Graves, Rosemary Leach;
Director:
James Ivory;
Writer:
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala;
Writer:
Tony Pierce-Roberts;
Cameo:
Richard Robbins. Oscars '86: Adapt. Screenplay, Art Dir./Set Dec., Costume Des.; British Acad. '86: Actress (Smith), Film, Support. Actress (Dench); Golden Globes '87: Support. Actress (Smith); Ind. Spirit '87: Foreign Film; Natl. Bd. of Review '86: Support. Actor (Day-Lewis); N.Y. Film Critics '86: Cinematog., Support. Actor (Day-Lewis); Writers Guild '86: Adapt. Screenplay.
