A Room with a View (1985 film) A Room with a View (1985 film) A Room with a View is a 1985 British romance film directed by James Ivory, screenplay written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, and produced by Ismail Merchant, of E. M. Forster's novel of the same name (1908). The film closely follows the novel by use of chapter titles to distinguish thematic segments. Set in England and Italy, it is about a young woman named Lucy Honeychurch in the restrictive and repressed culture of Edwardian England, and her developing love for a free-spirited young man, George Emerson. It stars Helena Bonham Carter as Lucy and
A Room with a View (1985 film) Legation on Queensway was used for the boarding house where the Miss Alans live. The film made $4.4 million at the US box office in the first 12 weeks of release. The film received positive reviews from critics, currently holding a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Roger Ebert gave the film four out of four stars, writing: "It is an intellectual film, but intellectual about emotions: It encourages us to think about how we feel, instead of simply acting on our feelings." Academy Awards BAFTA Awards Golden Globe Awards Other awards Other nominations A Room with a View (1985 film)