A Room with a View (Original title)
Dates: 1985 (Copyright), 07 May 1985 (Production), 18 April 1986 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: James Ivory
Synopsis: A sheltered young woman falls in love with the son of a socialist whom she meets while on holiday in Florence.
Genres: Drama, Romance
Subjects: Love, Florence, Tuscany
Releases
Date: 1985Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 110 mins Length: 10501 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: Beauty and the beast: the construction of Italianness in...Author: GIRELLI, Elisabetta Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...A Room With A View and Where Angels Fear To Tread". Dis- cusses the representation of 'Italianness' in two British heritage films and argues that both films exploit and revert to stereotypical representations of Italy and Italians.
In: Premiere v17 n8 May 2004 Pages: 106-107
Title: Home guideAuthor: [C.E.] Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Utne Reader Mar/Apr 2002 Pages: 38-40
Title: The Best Sex EverArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Selection of five top movie sex scenes, from the films 'A Room with a View', 'Microcosmos', 'The Ice Storm', 'The Hunger', and 'Skin Deep'.
In: Sight and Sound v11 n6 June 2001 Page: 62
Title: Homemovies: reviewsAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Radio Times v302 n3934 10 Jul 1999 Page: 39
Title: [Radio Times - v302 n3934 10 Jul 1999: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Brief review.
In: Sight and Sound v5 n10 October 1995 Pages: 32-33
Title: Sexuality and the heritageAuthor: MONK, Claire Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discusses sexual radicalism in CARRINGTON (1995), ORLANDO (1992) and in the collaborations of Merchant-Ivory.
In: In Camera Autumn 1991 Pages: 3-4
Title: What's in a look?Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article in which Tony Pierce-Roberts talks about his work for Merchant Ivory, commenting on the production and filming for A ROOM WITH A VIEW and HOWARDS END particularly. Plus a biofilmographical section on him.
In: Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television v10 n3 1990 Pages: 243-256
Title: [Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television - v10 n3 1990: no known title]Author: LeMahieu, D L Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Imagined contemporaries: cinematic and televised dramas about the Edwardians in Great Britain and the United States, 1967-1985.
In: TV Times v135 n15 8 Apr 1989 Page: 24,25
Title: [TV Times - v135 n15 8 Apr 1989: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with Helena Bonham Carter.
In: British National Film and Video Catalogue v24 1986
Title: [British National Film & Video Catalogue - v24 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: American Cinematographer v68 n4 April 1987 Pages: 64-66
Title: [American Cinematographer - v68 n4 April 1987: no known title]Language: English
Description: Tony Pierce-Roberts talks about his work as director of photography on the film.
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v54 n646 November 1987 Page: 351
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v54 n646 November 1987: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Addenda and Corrigenda.
In: Screen International n539 15 Mar 1986 Page: 19
Title: [Screen International - n539 15 Mar 1986: no known title]Language: English
Description: Report on forthcoming opening of the film.
In: Cinéaste v15 n1 1986 Page: 48
Title: [Cinéaste - v15 n1 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: Metro n71 Spring 1986 Pages: 48-49
Title: A Room with a ViewAuthor: CALVERT, Frances Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n543 12 Apr 1986 Page: 27
Title: [Screen International - n543 12 Apr 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v55 n2 Spring 1986 Pages: Spring 134-135
Title: [Sight and Sound - v55 n2 Spring 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming n378 March 1986 Page: 41
Title: [Films and Filming - n378 March 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema Papers n58 July 1986 Page: 41
Title: [Cinema Papers - n58 July 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: The Listener v115 n2956 17 Apr 1986 Pages: 36-37
Title: [The Listener - v115 n2956 17 Apr 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: Time Out n816 9 Apr 1986 Page: 43
Title: [Time Out - n816 9 Apr 1986: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Caption review.
In: Stills n26 April 1986 Page: 42
Title: [Stills - n26 April 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 29 Jan 1986 Page: 14
Title: [Variety - 29 Jan 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinématographe n124 November 1986 Page: 58
Title: [Cinématographe - n124 November 1986: no known title]Language: French
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v53 n627 April 1986 Pages: 118-119
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v53 n627 April 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: Cahiers du Cinéma n389 November 1986 Pages: 59-60
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - n389 November 1986: no known title]Language: French
In: The Hollywood Reporter v290 n28 29 Jan 1986 Page: 3, 8
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v290 n28 29 Jan 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: City Limits n236 10 Apr 1986 Page: 23
Title: [City Limits - n236 10 Apr 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v54 n4 Autumn 1985 Page: Autumn 264
Title: [Sight and Sound - v54 n4 Autumn 1985: no known title]Article type: Location ReportLanguage: English
Description: Location report.
In: Stills n20 June/July 1985 Page: 30
Title: [Stills - n20 June/July 1985: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits, details.
In: Screen International n494 27 Apr 1985 Page: 1, 2
Title: [Screen International - n494 27 Apr 1985: no known title]Language: English
Description: Details.
In: Screen International n500 8 Jun 1985 Page: 24, 32
Title: [Screen International - n500 8 Jun 1985: no known title]Language: English
Description: Production report.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v286 n23 4 Apr 1985 Page: 3, 13
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v286 n23 4 Apr 1985: no known title]Language: English
Description: Details of the project, including projected costs and casting.
In: Screen International n497 18 May 1985 Page: 17
Title: [Screen International - n497 18 May 1985: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v287 n20 11 Jun 1985 Page: 18
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v287 n20 11 Jun 1985: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Films v5 n3 March 1985 Page: 5
Title: [Films - v5 n3 March 1985: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n489 23 Mar 1985 Page: 6
Title: [Screen International - n489 23 Mar 1985: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note.
In: Screen International n344 22 May 1982 Page: 17
Title: [Screen International - n344 22 May 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n312 3 Oct 1981 Page: 60
Title: [Screen International - n312 3 Oct 1981: no known title]Language: English
Author: Ingersoll, Earl G. Pages: viii, 273 pages
Title: Screen methods: comparative readings in film studies
Author: FURBY, Jacqueline Pages: x, 179 p.
Title: British cinema in the 1980s: issues and themes
Author: Hill, John Pages: ix-xiv, 261p.
Title: Postmodernism in the cinema
Author: DEGLI-ESPOSTI, Cristina Pages: 264p.
Description: Papers from a conference held in 1994 at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Title: Film adaptation and the novels of E.M. Forster: aspects of narrative structure
Author: PARKER, David Pages: 229 p.
Description: Unpublished document. May not be photocopied without the author's permission. Dissertation submitted in part fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Kent at Canterbury, Canterbury Christ Church College, Lent Term, 1998.
Title: Disentangling the muddle... a sexual reading of Forster and the Merchant Ivory film adaptations (A Room With A View; Howards End and Maurice)
Author: FOUZ-HERNÁNDEZ, Santiago Pages: xi, 97 p.
Title: Merchant Ivory's English landscape: rooms, views, and Anglo-Saxon attitudes
Author: PYM, John Pages: 131p.
Description: A ROOM WITH A VIEW pp. 32-51 MAURICE pp. 52-73 HOWARDS END pp. 74-95 The REMAINS OF THE DAY pp. 96-121
Title: Films as critiques of novels: transformational criticism
Author: PELLOW, C. Kenneth Pages: 369p.
Description: BLUE VELVET pp.13-30 The STERILE CUCKOO pp.31-48 CATCH-22 pp.49-66 The CAINE MUTINY pp.91-122 ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST pp.67-90 BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY pp.123-148 FIELD OF DREAMS pp.149-164 A ROOM WITH A VIEW pp.165-204 ORDINARY PEOPLE pp.205-226 The PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE pp.227-252 The FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN pp.253-300
Title: Sex, politics and the past: Merchant Ivory, the heritage film and its critics in 1980s and 1990s Britain (dissertation)
Author: MONK, Claire Pages: 82 pages
Description: British Film Institute/Birkbeck College MA in Cinema and Television Studies 1993-94, MA Dissertation. Unpublished document, may not be photocopied.
Title: English cinema and cultural identity under Thatcherism
Author: HAEFFNER, Nicholas Pages: 265 p.
Description: Thesis (PhD) in Media and Cultural Studies-University of Sussex, [ca.1995].
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-641079
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(1)
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-641079
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-593621
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Dates: 1985 (Copyright), 07 May 1985 (Production), 18 April 1986 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: James Ivory
Synopsis: A sheltered young woman falls in love with the son of a socialist whom she meets while on holiday in Florence.
Genres: Drama, Romance
Subjects: Love, Florence, Tuscany
Releases
Date: 1985Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 110 mins Length: 10501 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(52)
Production Company: Merchant Ivory Productions Ltd, Producer: Ismail Merchant, Associate Producer: Paul Bradley, Associate producer (Italy): Peter Marangoni, Production Manager: Ann Wingate, Production Manager: Lanfranco Diotallevi, Production Co-ordinator: Caroline Hill, Location manager (GB): Jill Gutteridge, Production Assistant: Andrew Bergen, Production Assistant: Daniele Nepi, Production Assistant: Nayeem Hafizka, Production Assistant: Paul Scacchi, Production Assistant: Carlo Mantegazza, Production Assistant: Elizabeth Swisher, Production Assistant: Jane Delandro, Assistant Director: Kevan Barker, Assistant Director: Daniel Sonnis, Assistant Director: Simon Moseley, Script Supervisor: Renée Glynne, Screenplay: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Original novel: E.M. Forster, Director of Photography: Tony Pierce-Roberts, 2nd Unit Photographer: Sergio Melaranci, Editor: Humphrey Dixon, Production designer (Italy): Gianni Quaranta, Production designer (GB): Brian Ackland-Snow, Art Director: Brian Savegar, Art Director: Elio Altamura, Set Dresser: Floriano Porzionato, Set Dresser: Dennis Simmonds, Set Dresser: Mick Flanders, Costume Designer: Jenny Beavan, Costume Designer: John Bright, Costume co-ordinator: William Pierce, Costume supervisor: Brenda Dabbs, Wardrobe supervisor: Sally Turner, William Pierce, Make-up: Christine Beveridge, Title Design: Chris Allies, Title backgrounds: Folco Cianfanelli, Music: Richard Robbins, Music directed and orchestrated: Francis Shaw, Barrie Guard, Music producer: Simon Heyworth, Music Recording: Brian Masterson, Sound Recording: Ray Beckett, Sound Re-recording: Richard King, Sound Editor: Tony Lenny, Sound Editor: Peter Compton, Sound Editor: Alan Killick, Italian revoicing: Dino Colizzi
Cast
(25)
Maggie Smith (Charlotte Bartlett), Helena Bonham Carter (Lucy Honeychurch), Denholm Elliott (Mr Emerson), Julian Sands (George Emerson), Daniel Day-Lewis (Cecil Vyse), Simon Callow (Reverend Arthur Beebe), Judi Dench (Miss Eleanor Lavish), Rosemary Leach (Mrs Honeychurch), Rupert Graves (Freddy Honeychurch), Patrick Godfrey (Mr Eager), Fabia Drake (Catherine Alan), Joan Henley (Teresa Alan), Maria Britneva (Mrs Vyse), Amanda Walker (The Cockney Signora), Peter Cellier (Sir Harry Otway), Mia Fothergill (Minnie Beebe), Patricia Lawrence (Mrs Butterworth), Mirio Guidelli (Santa Croce Guide), Matyelok Gibbs (The New Charlotte and Lucy), Freddy Korner (Mr Floyd), Elizabeth Marangoni (Miss Pole), Lucca Rossi (Phaeton), Isabella Celani (Persephone), Luigi Di Fiori (Murdered Youth), Nick Knowles (extra)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(39)
In: Studies in European Cinema v3 n1 2006 Pages: 25-35Title: Beauty and the beast: the construction of Italianness in...Author: GIRELLI, Elisabetta Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...A Room With A View and Where Angels Fear To Tread". Dis- cusses the representation of 'Italianness' in two British heritage films and argues that both films exploit and revert to stereotypical representations of Italy and Italians.
In: Premiere v17 n8 May 2004 Pages: 106-107
Title: Home guideAuthor: [C.E.] Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Utne Reader Mar/Apr 2002 Pages: 38-40
Title: The Best Sex EverArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Selection of five top movie sex scenes, from the films 'A Room with a View', 'Microcosmos', 'The Ice Storm', 'The Hunger', and 'Skin Deep'.
In: Sight and Sound v11 n6 June 2001 Page: 62
Title: Homemovies: reviewsAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Radio Times v302 n3934 10 Jul 1999 Page: 39
Title: [Radio Times - v302 n3934 10 Jul 1999: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Brief review.
In: Sight and Sound v5 n10 October 1995 Pages: 32-33
Title: Sexuality and the heritageAuthor: MONK, Claire Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discusses sexual radicalism in CARRINGTON (1995), ORLANDO (1992) and in the collaborations of Merchant-Ivory.
In: In Camera Autumn 1991 Pages: 3-4
Title: What's in a look?Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article in which Tony Pierce-Roberts talks about his work for Merchant Ivory, commenting on the production and filming for A ROOM WITH A VIEW and HOWARDS END particularly. Plus a biofilmographical section on him.
In: Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television v10 n3 1990 Pages: 243-256
Title: [Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television - v10 n3 1990: no known title]Author: LeMahieu, D L Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Imagined contemporaries: cinematic and televised dramas about the Edwardians in Great Britain and the United States, 1967-1985.
In: TV Times v135 n15 8 Apr 1989 Page: 24,25
Title: [TV Times - v135 n15 8 Apr 1989: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with Helena Bonham Carter.
In: British National Film and Video Catalogue v24 1986
Title: [British National Film & Video Catalogue - v24 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: American Cinematographer v68 n4 April 1987 Pages: 64-66
Title: [American Cinematographer - v68 n4 April 1987: no known title]Language: English
Description: Tony Pierce-Roberts talks about his work as director of photography on the film.
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v54 n646 November 1987 Page: 351
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v54 n646 November 1987: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Addenda and Corrigenda.
In: Screen International n539 15 Mar 1986 Page: 19
Title: [Screen International - n539 15 Mar 1986: no known title]Language: English
Description: Report on forthcoming opening of the film.
In: Cinéaste v15 n1 1986 Page: 48
Title: [Cinéaste - v15 n1 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: Metro n71 Spring 1986 Pages: 48-49
Title: A Room with a ViewAuthor: CALVERT, Frances Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n543 12 Apr 1986 Page: 27
Title: [Screen International - n543 12 Apr 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v55 n2 Spring 1986 Pages: Spring 134-135
Title: [Sight and Sound - v55 n2 Spring 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming n378 March 1986 Page: 41
Title: [Films and Filming - n378 March 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema Papers n58 July 1986 Page: 41
Title: [Cinema Papers - n58 July 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: The Listener v115 n2956 17 Apr 1986 Pages: 36-37
Title: [The Listener - v115 n2956 17 Apr 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: Time Out n816 9 Apr 1986 Page: 43
Title: [Time Out - n816 9 Apr 1986: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Caption review.
In: Stills n26 April 1986 Page: 42
Title: [Stills - n26 April 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 29 Jan 1986 Page: 14
Title: [Variety - 29 Jan 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinématographe n124 November 1986 Page: 58
Title: [Cinématographe - n124 November 1986: no known title]Language: French
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v53 n627 April 1986 Pages: 118-119
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v53 n627 April 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: Cahiers du Cinéma n389 November 1986 Pages: 59-60
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - n389 November 1986: no known title]Language: French
In: The Hollywood Reporter v290 n28 29 Jan 1986 Page: 3, 8
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v290 n28 29 Jan 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: City Limits n236 10 Apr 1986 Page: 23
Title: [City Limits - n236 10 Apr 1986: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v54 n4 Autumn 1985 Page: Autumn 264
Title: [Sight and Sound - v54 n4 Autumn 1985: no known title]Article type: Location ReportLanguage: English
Description: Location report.
In: Stills n20 June/July 1985 Page: 30
Title: [Stills - n20 June/July 1985: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits, details.
In: Screen International n494 27 Apr 1985 Page: 1, 2
Title: [Screen International - n494 27 Apr 1985: no known title]Language: English
Description: Details.
In: Screen International n500 8 Jun 1985 Page: 24, 32
Title: [Screen International - n500 8 Jun 1985: no known title]Language: English
Description: Production report.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v286 n23 4 Apr 1985 Page: 3, 13
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v286 n23 4 Apr 1985: no known title]Language: English
Description: Details of the project, including projected costs and casting.
In: Screen International n497 18 May 1985 Page: 17
Title: [Screen International - n497 18 May 1985: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v287 n20 11 Jun 1985 Page: 18
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v287 n20 11 Jun 1985: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Films v5 n3 March 1985 Page: 5
Title: [Films - v5 n3 March 1985: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n489 23 Mar 1985 Page: 6
Title: [Screen International - n489 23 Mar 1985: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note.
In: Screen International n344 22 May 1982 Page: 17
Title: [Screen International - n344 22 May 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n312 3 Oct 1981 Page: 60
Title: [Screen International - n312 3 Oct 1981: no known title]Language: English
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(10)
Title: Filming Forster: the challenges in adapting E.M. Forster's novels for the screenAuthor: Ingersoll, Earl G. Pages: viii, 273 pages
Title: Screen methods: comparative readings in film studies
Author: FURBY, Jacqueline Pages: x, 179 p.
Title: British cinema in the 1980s: issues and themes
Author: Hill, John Pages: ix-xiv, 261p.
Title: Postmodernism in the cinema
Author: DEGLI-ESPOSTI, Cristina Pages: 264p.
Description: Papers from a conference held in 1994 at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Title: Film adaptation and the novels of E.M. Forster: aspects of narrative structure
Author: PARKER, David Pages: 229 p.
Description: Unpublished document. May not be photocopied without the author's permission. Dissertation submitted in part fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Kent at Canterbury, Canterbury Christ Church College, Lent Term, 1998.
Title: Disentangling the muddle... a sexual reading of Forster and the Merchant Ivory film adaptations (A Room With A View; Howards End and Maurice)
Author: FOUZ-HERNÁNDEZ, Santiago Pages: xi, 97 p.
Title: Merchant Ivory's English landscape: rooms, views, and Anglo-Saxon attitudes
Author: PYM, John Pages: 131p.
Description: A ROOM WITH A VIEW pp. 32-51 MAURICE pp. 52-73 HOWARDS END pp. 74-95 The REMAINS OF THE DAY pp. 96-121
Title: Films as critiques of novels: transformational criticism
Author: PELLOW, C. Kenneth Pages: 369p.
Description: BLUE VELVET pp.13-30 The STERILE CUCKOO pp.31-48 CATCH-22 pp.49-66 The CAINE MUTINY pp.91-122 ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST pp.67-90 BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY pp.123-148 FIELD OF DREAMS pp.149-164 A ROOM WITH A VIEW pp.165-204 ORDINARY PEOPLE pp.205-226 The PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE pp.227-252 The FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN pp.253-300
Title: Sex, politics and the past: Merchant Ivory, the heritage film and its critics in 1980s and 1990s Britain (dissertation)
Author: MONK, Claire Pages: 82 pages
Description: British Film Institute/Birkbeck College MA in Cinema and Television Studies 1993-94, MA Dissertation. Unpublished document, may not be photocopied.
Title: English cinema and cultural identity under Thatcherism
Author: HAEFFNER, Nicholas Pages: 265 p.
Description: Thesis (PhD) in Media and Cultural Studies-University of Sussex, [ca.1995].
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-641079
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(1)
Description: MP4BFI identifier: N-641079
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-593621
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status