James Ivory and Ismail Merchant(together with screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala)have produced some of the best period movies of any given time. "A Room With a View" is my personal favorite.
Adapted from a fabulous book by EM Forster, ARWAV has fantastic photography(particularly the first half in Italy, which was all filmed on location), a solid musical score and top-notch performances from all involved- my two favorites being Daniel Day-Lewis as the foppish twerp Cecil Vyse and Maggie Smith as Miss.Bartlett, the "prematurely aged martyr"(to quote my favorite line from the book)_.
It also contains IMO one of the best screen kisses: a field of wheat overlooking Florence... it's just about perfect.
The one thing I felt was unnecessary was the scene with George Emerson in the tree shouting. But that's a minor compliant.
I highly recommend "A Room With a View".
Adapted from a fabulous book by EM Forster, ARWAV has fantastic photography(particularly the first half in Italy, which was all filmed on location), a solid musical score and top-notch performances from all involved- my two favorites being Daniel Day-Lewis as the foppish twerp Cecil Vyse and Maggie Smith as Miss.Bartlett, the "prematurely aged martyr"(to quote my favorite line from the book)_.
It also contains IMO one of the best screen kisses: a field of wheat overlooking Florence... it's just about perfect.
The one thing I felt was unnecessary was the scene with George Emerson in the tree shouting. But that's a minor compliant.
I highly recommend "A Room With a View".