{"product_id":"ivory-james-a-room-with-a-view-6867449008899","title":"A Room with a View","description":"A Room with a View is a part-love story,* part-attack on the English class system and manners of Edwardian times. Based on E.M. Forster's 1908 novel of the same name,* the film adaptation was directed by James Ivory and produced by Ismail Merchant. One of three Forster novels adapted by Merchant Ivory Productions,* A Room With A View has enjoyed more popular success than any previous Merchant Ivory film. Screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala received an Academy Award for her screenplay,* and the film itself--which also features Judi Dench and Simon Callow--was nominated for Best Picture. The A Room With A View *(Special Edition) DVD contains many extra features,* including: BBC Breakfast Time special appearances and reports; a tribute to E. M. Forster *(hosted by James Mossman); a Film *'96 Merchant\/Ivory tribute profile; and additional commentaries by Ismail Merchant,* James Ivory,* Tony Pierce Roberts and Simon Callow. Synopsis When a young Englishwoman named Lucy Honeychurch *(Helena Bonham Carter) and her spinster chaperone Charlotte *(Maggie Smith) travel to Italy,* they become acquainted with a free-spirited and unconventional Englishman named Mr. Emerson *(Denholm Elliot),* and his enigmatic and romantically unhappy son,* George *(Julian Sands). After George makes the grievous mistake of kissing Lucy during a picnic in the Florentine hills,* Charlotte rushes her back to England. Safely home,* Lucy becomes engaged to her stiff and very proper fianc Cecil *(Daniel Day-Lewis),* however,* after finding out the Emersons have moved close by she has a hard time ignoring her attraction to the unsuitable George.","brand":"H.E.I.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53453227884886,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_6867449008899_1_3c922f9a-fc57-4421-b465-ba2941ef0fad.jpg?v=1778070404","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/ivory-james-a-room-with-a-view-6867449008899","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}