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A Room with a View

  • 1985
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Helena Bonham Carter and Julian Sands in A Room with a View (1985)
Period DramaDramaRomance

Lucy Honeychurch shares a brief romance with George Emerson in Florence. Yet as she tries to move on with her life and look for marriage elsewhere, can she truly forget the events of that su... Read allLucy Honeychurch shares a brief romance with George Emerson in Florence. Yet as she tries to move on with her life and look for marriage elsewhere, can she truly forget the events of that summer?Lucy Honeychurch shares a brief romance with George Emerson in Florence. Yet as she tries to move on with her life and look for marriage elsewhere, can she truly forget the events of that summer?

  • Director
    • James Ivory
  • Writers
    • E.M. Forster
    • Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
  • Stars
    • Maggie Smith
    • Helena Bonham Carter
    • Denholm Elliott
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    49K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,641
    486
    • Director
      • James Ivory
    • Writers
      • E.M. Forster
      • Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
    • Stars
      • Maggie Smith
      • Helena Bonham Carter
      • Denholm Elliott
    • 138User reviews
    • 70Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 25 wins & 22 nominations total

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    Maggie Smith
    Maggie Smith
    • Charlotte Bartlett, a Chaperon
    Helena Bonham Carter
    Helena Bonham Carter
    • Lucy Honeychurch, Miss Bartlett's cousin and charge
    • (as Helena Bonham-Carter)
    Denholm Elliott
    Denholm Elliott
    • Mr Emerson, an English tourist
    Julian Sands
    Julian Sands
    • George Emerson
    Simon Callow
    Simon Callow
    • The Reverend Mr Beebe
    Patrick Godfrey
    Patrick Godfrey
    • The Reverend Mr Eager, Chaplain of the Anglican Church in Florence
    Judi Dench
    Judi Dench
    • Eleanor Lavish, a novelist
    Fabia Drake
    Fabia Drake
    • Miss Catharine Alan
    Joan Henley
    Joan Henley
    • Miss Teresa Alan
    Amanda Walker
    Amanda Walker
    • The Cockney Signora
    Daniel Day-Lewis
    Daniel Day-Lewis
    • Cecil Vyse
    • (as Daniel Day Lewis)
    Maria Britneva
    Maria Britneva
    • Mrs Vyse, Cecil's mother
    Rosemary Leach
    Rosemary Leach
    • Mrs Honeychurch
    Rupert Graves
    Rupert Graves
    • Freddy Honeychurch
    Peter Cellier
    Peter Cellier
    • Sir Harry Otway, a landlord
    Mia Fothergill
    • Minnie Beebe
    Kitty Aldridge
    Kitty Aldridge
    • New Lucy
    Brigid Erin Bates
    • Maid at Windy Corner
    • Director
      • James Ivory
    • Writers
      • E.M. Forster
      • Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Theatrical movie debut of Helena Bonham Carter (Lucy Honeychurch) and Rupert Graves (Freddy Honeychurch).
    • Goofs
      In the plaza scene when the man who was killed in the scuffle falls to the pavement, a cigarette butt with a filter is shown between the bricks. Filters were invented in the 1920s and were not in widespread use until the early 1950s.
    • Quotes

      George Emerson: He's the sort who can't know anyone intimately, least of all a woman. He doesn't know what a woman is. He wants you for a possession, something to look at, like a painting or an ivory box. Something to own and to display. He doesn't want you to be real, and to think and to live. He doesn't love you. But I love you. I want you to have your own thoughts and ideas and feelings, even when I hold you in my arms.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Best Films of 1986 (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      O mio babbino caro
      from the opera Gianni Schicchi
      by Giacomo Puccini
      Performed by Kiri Te Kanawa with the London Philharmonic Orchestra
      Conducted by John Pritchard (as Sir John Pritchard)
      Courtesy CBS Masterworks
      (from the album "Kiri Te Kanawa - Puccini & Verdi Arias") (uncredited)

    User reviews138

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    Remains a Favorite

    This movie remains one of my favorites of all time. The acting is extremely pro. A case in point, I didn't realize for 5 years after first seeing the movie that Daniel Day Lewis was "Cecil Vyse". That's acting! "Lucy Honeychurch" (well played by Helena Bonham-Carter) embodies the struggle that most people must face at the beginning of their adult lives. Whether to listen to their own voice or the voice of others. Choosing one or the other can severely change the course of one's life. "George Emerson" as perfectly captured by Julian Sands, is the perfect man that most hope to find in their lifetime and we all push for "Lucy" to realize this. The supporting performances by the veteran cast that include Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Denholm Elliot, Simon Callow (the wonderful Reverend Beebe) equally are brilliant. Well done!
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    • Jul 8, 2003
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 11, 1986 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Merchant Ivory Productions (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Un romance indiscreto
    • Filming locations
      • Fiesole, Florence, Tuscany, Italy(Florentine countryside)
    • Production companies
      • Goldcrest Films International
      • National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)
      • Curzon Film Distributors
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $20,966,644
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $42,970
      • Mar 9, 1986
    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,053,559
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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