Starring: Helena Bonham-Carter , Simon Callow
Directed by: James Ivory
Produced by: Ismail Merchant
Written by: E.M.Forster , Ruth Prawer
Nominated for eight Academy Awards® (1986), including Best Picture. Helena Bonham-Carter leads an all-star cast in Merchant Ivory’s brilliant adaptation of E.M. Forster’s novel that tells the story of the coming of age of Lucy Honeychurch. New digital restoration.
Item Number: 10931
Disc One:
New restoration supervised by Director James Ivory and Cinematographer Tony Pierce-Roberts
Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1
Commentary from Simon Callow, Ismail Merchant, James Ivory and Tony Pierce-Roberts
English, French and Spanish languages and subtitles
Disc Two:
Archive promotional appearances by Daniel Day Lewis and Simon Callow
BBC report on the film's success in the U.S.
E.M. Forster Remembered
Film scrapbook with never-before-seen photos and memorabilia
Merchant Ivory Tribute
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 established Merchant Ivory as the master of the romantic period piece. 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 Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Judi Dench, Denholm Elliot and Simon Callow, A Room with a View is one of the most charming and delightful romantic comedies ever filmed.
| Charlotte Bartlett | --- | Dame Maggie Smith |
| Lucy Honeychurch | --- | Helena Bonham Carter |
| Mr. Emerson | --- | Denholm Elliott |
| George Emerson | --- | Julian Sands |
| The Rev. Mr. Arthur Beebe | --- | Simon Callow |
| The Rev. Mr. Eager | --- | Patrick Godfrey |
| Eleanor Lavish | --- | Dame Judi Dench |
| Miss Catherine Alan | --- | Fabia Drake |
| Miss Teresa Alan | --- | Joan Henley |
| Cecil Vyse | --- | Daniel Day-Lewis |
| The Cockney Signora | --- | Amanda Walker |
| Mrs.Vyse | --- | Maria Britneva |
| Mrs. Marian Honeychurch | --- | Rosemary Leach |
| Freddy Honeychurch | --- | Rupert Graves |
| Sir Harry Otway | --- | Peter Cellier |
| Minnie Beebe | --- | Mia Fothergill |
| New Lucy | --- | Kitty Aldridge |
Written by E.M. Forster
Screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Produced by Ismail Merchant
Directed by James Ivory
BAFTA® Awards
1987 - Best Film
1987 - Best Actress - Maggie Smith
1987 - Judi Dench - Best Supporting Actress
“Elegantly Funny. A Room with a View is like a holiday out of time.” – Vincent Canby, The New York Times
“Enchanting from beginning to end.” – Roger Ebert, At the Movies
Filming stopped for two rare, rainy weeks in Florence, while cast and crew waited for the blazing sun and blue skies called for in the script.