A Room with a View
First screened in 1987 or 1988 / Most recently screened in March 2016

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Director: James Ivory. Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Sands, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott, Simon Callow, Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Fabia Drake, Patrick Godfrey, Rupert Graves, Joan Henley, Rosemary Leach, Amanda Walker, Kitty Aldridge, Brigid Enid Bates, Maria Britneva, Peter Cellier, Mia Fothergill. Screenplay: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (based on the novel by E.M. Forster).

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Twitter Capsule: No hiding it's a minor tale. A tad overstarched. Still, a disarming mix of the comic, bookish, and picturesque.

VOR: ④  Less consummate than early-90s Merchant Ivory peaks, but almost single-handedly responsible for growing the market in literary adaptation, with unusual humor and grace.

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Photo © 1985 Cinecom Pictures/Merchant Ivory Productions

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B

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Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
	Best Picture
	Best Director: James Ivory
	Best Supporting Actress: Maggie Smith
	Best Supporting Actor: Denholm Elliott
★	Best Adapted Screenplay: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
	Best Cinematography: Tony Pierce-Roberts
★	Best Art Direction: Gianna Quaranta & Brian Ackland-Snow; Brian Savegar and Elio Altamura
★	Best Costume Design: Jenny Beavan and John Bright
Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
	Best Picture (Drama)
	Best Director: James Ivory
★	Best Supporting Actress: Maggie Smith
Other Awards:
	Independent Spirit Awards: Special Distinction Award
	New York Film Critics Circle: Best Supporting Actor (Day-Lewis; also cited for My Beautiful Laundrette); Best Cinematography
	National Board of Review: Best Picture; Best Supporting Actor (Day-Lewis; also cited for My Beautiful Laundrette)
	British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Film; Best Actress (Smith); Best Supporting Actress (Dench); Best Production Design; Best Costume Design

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