Set in Florence and the English countryside, the film tells the story of a young English couple, Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter) and George Emerson (Julian Sands), who encounter passion whilst on holiday in Italy. Defying the Victorian conventions of their elders they dare to be true to their feelings, each other and true love. Superbly adapted from E.M. Forster's classic novel, and boasting a wonderful supporting cast including Daniel Day-Lewis, Maggie Smith, Dame Judi Dench, Denholm Elliot and Simon Callow, A Room With A View was a world-wide smash hit and cemented the reputation of Merchant Ivory as masters of the period film.
The prestigious film-making trio of producer Ismail Merchant, director James Ivory and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala had made other critically acclaimed films before A Room with a View was released in 1985, but it was this popular film that made them art-house superstars. Splendidly adapted from the novel by E.M. Forster, it's a comedy of the heart, a passionate romance and a study of repression within the class system of manners and mores. It's that system of rigid behaviour that prevents young Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter) from accepting the loving advances of a free-spirited suitor (Julian Sands), who fears that she will follow through with her engagement to a priggish intellectual (Daniel Day-Lewis) whose capacity for passion is virtually non-existent. During and after a trip to Italy with her protective companion (Maggie Smith), Lucy gradually gets in touch with her true emotions. The fun of watching A Room with a View comes from seeing how Lucy's thoughts and feelings finally arrive at the same romantic conclusion. Through an abundance of humour both subtle and overt, the film rose to an unexpected level of popular appeal. The Merchant-Ivory team received eight Academy Award nominations for their efforts, and won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction and Costume Design. --Jeff Shannon
This classic mini-series in six episodes tells the story of Katrina a young woman whose life is threatened by the deception of the man she loves. This is also the story of her estranged father Hal Stanton - a drunk a fraud and a has-been lawyer hiding from a past which is to haunt him forever. When Katrina is falsely imprisoned for drug smuggling Hal becomes the only man who can save her. Katrina believed that her father was dead. Only after the death of her mother does she disco
Set in Florence and the English countryside, the film tells the story of a young English couple, Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter) and George Emerson (Julian Sands), who encounter passion whilst on holiday in Italy. Defying the Victorian conventions of their elders they dare to be true to their feelings, each other and true love. Superbly adapted from E.M. Forster's classic novel, and boasting a wonderful supporting cast including Daniel Day-Lewis, Maggie Smith, Dame Judi Dench, Denholm Elliot and Simon Callow, A Room With A View was a world-wide smash hit and cemented the reputation of Merchant Ivory as masters of the period film.
Features four more episodes from the popular television series.
Everyone's favourite comedienne Lucille Ball is presented here in a compilation which places her in her most hilarious situations and settings. The First Lady of Comedy was always in top form in this top-rated show. Featuring the following episodes: Lucy and Paul Winchell Lucy and the Ring-a-ding ding Lucy gets a room mate Lucy and Carol in Palm Springs
Everyone's favourite comedienne Lucille Ball is presented here in a compilation which places her in her most hilarious situations and settings. The First Lady of Comedy was always in top form in this top-rated show. Episodes: Lucy and Pat Collins Lucy's boss Mr. Mooney confides to her that he has insomnia and hasn't slept in days so she offers to take him to see Pat Collins a hypnotist appearing at The Royal Club to cure him of his sleep deprivation. But Mr. Moo
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