A Room With a View
Quick Summary
The film "A Room with a View" (1985) is based on the 1908 novel by E.M. Forster. The story critiques restrictive British society through the experiences of Lucy Honeychurch. While vacationing in Italy, Lucy is drawn to the passionate George Emerson. However, upon returning to England, she becomes engaged to the conventional Cecil Vyse. When the Emersons move to her town, Lucy realizes her true feelings for George. Encouraged by his father, she ultimately marries George, choosing passion and freedom over societal expectations. The novel reflects Forster's observations of British life and his criticism of its conventions.1
Ask Britannica AI about this topic
Britannica doesn't have a full article on this topic, so we've curated a list of our relevant coverage.
Helena Bonham Carter…time, she was cast in A Room with a View (1985) as Edwardian heroine Lucy Honeychurch, a young socialite who is conflicted by her feelings for two men. The film was widely praised by critics and was nominated for eight Academy Awards. Bonham Carter continued to appear in period roles,…
Read More…time, she was cast in A Room with a View (1985) as Edwardian heroine Lucy Honeychurch, a young socialite who is conflicted by her feelings for two men. The film was widely praised by critics and was nominated for eight Academy Awards. Bonham Carter continued to appear in period roles,…
Read More
Daniel Day-LewisForster’s A Room with a View; the films brought him international acclaim, as did his performance as an adulterous surgeon in The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988). His portrayal of Christy Brown, an artist almost completely disabled by cerebral palsy, in the film My Left Foot…
Read MoreForster’s A Room with a View; the films brought him international acclaim, as did his performance as an adulterous surgeon in The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988). His portrayal of Christy Brown, an artist almost completely disabled by cerebral palsy, in the film My Left Foot…
Read More
Judi Dench…role for such films as A Room with a View (1985) and A Handful of Dust (1988). In the 1990s Dench took the role of James Bond’s boss, M, in GoldenEye (1995)—the first of several Bond movies in which she appeared—and subsequently played two British queens, the recently widowed Queen…
Read More…role for such films as A Room with a View (1985) and A Handful of Dust (1988). In the 1990s Dench took the role of James Bond’s boss, M, in GoldenEye (1995)—the first of several Bond movies in which she appeared—and subsequently played two British queens, the recently widowed Queen…
Read More
Maggie Smith…woman traveling in Italy in A Room with a View (1985) and as a countess in Gosford Park (2001).
Read More…woman traveling in Italy in A Room with a View (1985) and as a countess in Gosford Park (2001).
Read More