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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations Movie Release: 1986 DVD Release: 04/06/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Number of Discs: 2 Run Time: 1 hrs 57 mins Studio: BBC Warner Members Wishing: 20 Genres: Comedy Drama, Romance, Comedy of Manners, Romantic Drama, Period Film See Also: A Room with a View, A Room With a View [Special Edition] [Amaray], A Room with a View [HD DVD], A Room with a View [Blu-ray]

Adapted by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala from the novel by E.M. Forster, A Room with a View is a shining example of Merchant-Ivory's ability to achieve maximum quality and opulence at minimum cost. Set during the Edwardian Era, the film stars Helena Bonham Carter as Lucy Honeychurch, who like all proper young British ladies is compelled to tour Europe in the company of an older chaperone -- in this instance, her spinster cousin Charlotte Bartlett (Maggie Smith). While in Italy, the ladies make the acquaintance of a wide variety of personalities; the most fascinating of their fellow tourists -- at least in Lucy's eyes -- is free-spirited George Emerson (Julian Sands). Aware that her cousin is becoming too familiar with Emerson, Charlotte demands that Lucy return to England posthaste. Lucy complacently settles for the tiresomely traditional courtship of nerdish Cecil Vyse (Daniel Day-Lewis) -- and then Mr. Emerson moves into the neighborhood. Lucy now finds herself on the horns of a dilemma: Should she opt for a safe, proper marriage to Cecil, or the bohemian unpredictability of the charismatic Emerson? A winner of three Academy Awards, A Room with a View is not what one could call fast-moving, but fans of the Merchant-Ivory team will enjoy luxuriating in the film's leisurely pace and stimulating cast of characters. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Maggie Smith - Charlotte Bartlet
Helena Bonham Carter - Lucy Honeychurch
Denholm Elliott - Mr. Emerson
Julian Sands - George Emerson
Daniel Day-Lewis - Cecil Vyse

Making up for the disappointing bare-bones DVD for A Room With a View that was released in 2000, Merchant-Ivory present this double-disc Special Edition of the film. Starring Helena Bonham Carter, Simon Callow, and Daniel Day-Lewis, the 1986 period piece was based on a novel by E.M. Forster and concerns a love triangle that develops between three young adults in Edwardian England. The film has been given a widescreen transfer and the original English audio is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. Dubbing and subtitles are also included in French and Spanish. A feature-length commentary track by Callow, director James Ivory, producer Ismail Merchant, and director of photography Tony Pierce-Roberts supplements the film, along with interviews featuring Callow and Day-Lewis, a BBC program about Forster, a tribute to Merchant-Ivory, and the original theatrical trailer. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide