Directed by:
James IvoryScreenplay:
Ruth Prawer JhabvalaCinematography:
Tony Pierce-RobertsComposer:
Richard RobbinsCast:
Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter, Denholm Elliott, Julian Sands, Simon Callow, Patrick Godfrey, Judi Dench, Fabia Drake, Amanda Walker, Daniel Day-Lewis (more)Plots(1)
When a young Englishwoman named Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter) and her spinster chaperone Charlotte (Maggie Smith) travel to Italy, they become acquainted with a free-spirited and unconventional Englishman named Mr. Emerson (Denholm Elliot), and his enigmatic and romantically unhappy son, George (Julian Sands). After George kisses Lucy during a picnic in the Florentine hills, Charlotte rushes her back to England. Safely home, Lucy becomes engaged to her stiff and very proper fiancé Cecil (Daniel Day-Lewis). After finding out the Emersons have moved close by, Lucy has a hard time ignoring her attraction to the unsuitable George, and must wrestle with her inner romantic longings and choose between passion and convention. Nominated for eight Academy Awards in 1986 and winner of three, A Room with a View is the film that defined Merchant-Ivory as the masters of the romantic period piece and this brilliant adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel ranks as their very finest work. (Umbrella Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1987 - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1987 - Best Achievement in Production Design
- 1987 - Best Achievement in Costume Design
- 1987 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1987 - James Ivory (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1987 - Denholm Elliott (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1987 - Maggie Smith (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1987 - Tony Pierce-Roberts (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 1987 - Special Distinction Award
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1987 - Best Film
- 1987 - Maggie Smith (Best Leading Actress)
- 1987 - Judi Dench (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1987 - Best Costume Design
- 1987 - Best Production Design
- 1987 - James Ivory (Best Director)
- 1987 - Simon Callow (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1987 - Denholm Elliott (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1987 - Rosemary Leach (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1987 - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1987 - Tony Pierce-Roberts (Best Cinematography)
- 1987 - Best Editing
- 1987 - Richard Robbins (Best Music)
- 1987 - Best Sound
Golden Globes
- 1987 - Maggie Smith (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
- 1987 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1987 - James Ivory (Best Director)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1986 - Tony Pierce-Roberts (Best Cinematographer)
- 1986 - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (Best Screenplay)
Venice Film Festival
- 1986 - James Ivory (Golden Lion for Best Film)