A room with a view / Janus Films ; Goldcrest in association with National Film Finance Corporation, Curzon Film Distributors and Film Four International present a Merchant Ivory film ; directed by James Ivory ; produced by Ismail Merchant ; screenplay, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.

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Based on E.M. Forster's novel of requited love. A young, independent-minded, upper-class Edwardian woman who is trying to sort out her burgeoning romantic feelings, divided between an enigmatic free spirit she meets on vacation in Florence and the priggish bookworm to whom she becomes engaged back i...

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Uniform Title:Room with a view (Motion picture)
Criterion collection ; 775.
Corporate Authors: London Philharmonic Orchestra (Performer)
Eastman School of Music. Dryden Orchestra (Performer)
Janus Films (Film distributor)
Goldcrest Films International (Production company)
National Film Finance Corporation (Great Britain) (Production company)
Curzon Film Distributors (Production company)
Film Four International (Production company)
Merchant Ivory Productions (Production company)
Criterion Collection (Firm) (Publisher)
Other Authors: Ivory, James (Film director)
Merchant, Ismail (Film producer)
Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer, 1927-2013 (Screenwriter)
Smith, Maggie, 1934- (Actor)
Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966- (Actor)
Elliott, Denholm (Actor)
Sands, Julian (Actor)
Callow, Simon, 1949- (Actor)
Godfrey, Patrick, 1933- (Actor)
Dench, Judi, 1934- (Actor)
Drake, Fabia (Actor)
Henley, Joan, 1904-1986 (Actor)
Walker, Amanda (Actor)
Day-Lewis, Daniel (Actor)
Britneva, Maria, 1921-1994 (Actor)
Leach, Rosemary, 1935-2017 (Actor)
Graves, Rupert, 1963- (Actor)
Cellier, Peter (Actor)
Aldridge, Kitty, 1962- (Actor)
Gibbs, Matyelok (Actor)
Sewell, Phillida, 1910-1998 (Actor)
Pierce-Roberts, Tony (director of photography.)
Robbins, Richard, 1940-2012 (composer (expression))
Dixon, Humphrey (Editor of moving image work)
Quaranta, Gianni (Production designer)
Ackland-Snow, Brian (Production designer)
Beavan, Jenny, 1950- (Costume designer)
Bright, John, 1940- (Costume designer)
Shaw, Francis, 1942- (Conductor, composer (expression),)
Guard, Barrie (Conductor, composer (expression),)
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924 (composer (expression))
Te Kanawa, Kiri (Singer)
Pritchard, John, 1921-1989 (Conductor)
Herbert, Victor, 1859-1924 (composer (expression))
Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970
Pym, John (Writer of supplementary textual content)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2015]
Edition:Director-approved DVD special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 775.
Subjects:
Young women > England > Drama.
Courtship > Drama.
British > Italy > Florence > Drama.
Vacations > Italy > Florence > Drama.
Forster, E. M. > (Edward Morgan), > 1879-1970 > Film adaptations.
Romantic comedy films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films > Great Britain.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Romantic comedy films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films
Physical Description:1 videodisc (117 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded leaflet.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Based on E.M. Forster's novel of requited love. A young, independent-minded, upper-class Edwardian woman who is trying to sort out her burgeoning romantic feelings, divided between an enigmatic free spirit she meets on vacation in Florence and the priggish bookworm to whom she becomes engaged back in the more corseted Surrey. Funny, sexy, and sophisticated, this film was a gargantuan art-house hit.
Note:Based on the novel by E.M. Forster.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1986.
Special features: Thought and passion (documentary features director James Ivory, cinematography Tony Pierce-Roberts, and costume designer John Bright discussion the production of the film); The eternal yes (documentary features actors Helena Bonham Carter, Simon Callow, and Julian Sands); NBC Nightly News (excerpt from the March 29, 1987 episode of NBC Nightly News, which profiles director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant); Trailer.
Accompanied by folded leaflet with essay "English hearts and Italian sunshine" by film critic and author John Pym.
Call Number:PR6011.O58 R62 2015 VideoDVD
Audience:
OFRB rating: PG.
ISBN:1681430541
9781681430546
Credits:Photography, Tony Pierce-Roberts ; music, Richard Robbins ; edited by Humphrey Dixon ; production design, Gianni Quaranta, Brian Ackland-Snow ; costume design, Jenny Beavan, John Bright ; music orchestrated and conducted by Francis Shaw and Barrie Guard ; "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi, "Chi il bel sogno di doretta" from La Rondine by Giacomo Puccini, performed by Kiri Te Kanawa with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir John Pritchard ; "Mademoiselle Modiste" composed by Victor Herbert, performed by The Dryden Orchestra of the Eastman School of Music.
System Details:DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (1.66:1); Dolby Digital 2.0 surround.
Cast:
Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham-Carter, Denholm Elliott, Julian Sands, Simon Callow, Patrick Godfrey, Judi Dench, Fabia Drake, Joan Henley, Amanda Walker, Daniel Day-Lewis, Maria Britneva, Rosemary Leach, Rupert Graves, Peter Cellier, Mia Fothergill, Kitty Aldridge, Brigid Erin Bates, Isabella Celani, Luigi di Fiori, Matyelock Gibbs, Mirio Guidelli, Freddy Korner, Patty Lawrence, Elizabeth Marangoni, Peter Munt, Lucca Rossi, Stefano Serboli, Phillida Sewell, Margaret Ward.