A Room with a View
October 7, 2008A Room with a View
Call Number: DVD00440 Copy 1
DVD00440 Copy 2
by Ismail Merchant; Ruth Prawer Jhabvala; James Ivory; Maggie Smith; Denholm Elliott; Judi Dench; Simon Callow; Helena Bonham Carter; Julian Sands; Daniel Day-Lewis; E M Forster; Tony Pierce-Roberts; Merchant Ivory Productions.; Goldcrest Films International.; National Film Finance Corporation (Great Britain); Curzon Film Distributors.; Film Four International.; BBC Video (Firm); Warner Home Video (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: BBC Video ; Burbank, CA : Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video, ©2004.
Notes: Two-disc special edition DVD (117 mins); Based on the novel by E.M. Forster; Released as a film in England in 1985; Special features: disc 1. new restoration supervised by director James Ivory and cinematographer Tony Pierce-Roberts; commentary from Simon Callow, Ismail Merchant, James Ivory and Tony Pierce-Roberts; disc 2. 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 1987 Academy Awards;
Summary: Tells the story of the coming of age of Lucy Honeychurch. 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 and the priggish but socially suitable Cecil.
OCLC #: 54810705
Also: Available in VHS format at VHS00050.
Added: October 6, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
