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Summary: One of hte most PERFECT films ever made!
Review: This film is one of the most ravishing ever made, and worth viewing over and over. For me, it represents the true definition of love. Period. *ALL* the actors and their performances are *PERFECT*. Unlike some previous reviewers who have had the great fortune of traveling to Florence and experiencing the beauty of the Italian 'scena' for themselves, I and my best friend, on other other hand, literally *accidentally* strolled into the English village where much of the rest of the film took place. Imagine our initial, eerie feeling of deja-vu ("Gosh, have we been here before?"), and then the sudden realization that we had walked right into into "A ROOM WITH A VIEW"! It was glorious; we even had lunch across from the Rev. Beeb's church. It was one of the most beautiful days of my life.
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Summary: A romance that appeals to the head and the heart.
Review: How many really intelligent romantic comedies have you seen lately? Here's one with a great script, marvelous acting (Simon Callow's clergyman alone is worth the price of the video), sumptuous scenery and a glowing score. See it with someone you love.
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Summary: A View to Remember
Review: This is such a beautiful story in every way. Scenery, plot, characters. It has a charming ambience and something new is noticed every time I have "viewed" it. Something you can return to again and again.
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Summary: Best of the Forster movies
Review: I've enjoyed this movie more each time I've seen it. As a filming of my favourite novel I was a bit bothered at first by the differences from the book. I missed the violets. I suppose they couldn't find a bank of violets for the scene of the kiss, the climax of the book, which perhaps is unfilmable as written. But really the movie is very faithful to the book. Visually it is wonderful, and all the performances are great, especially Daniel Day-Lewis who is Cecil to the life.By the way, the opening situation is taken from real life. There was and is a real Pensione in Florence on the banks of the Arno where two people checked in around the turn of the century. The chaperone figure was Forster's mother, and the young person was Forster himself. And Forster like Lucy was a good pianist... so Lucy IS Forster! Unfortunately Forster didn't escape from his mother as easily as Lucy got away from Miss Bartlett...
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Summary: Absolutely Beautiful
Review: Beautiful is really the only word to describe this film. I saw this film in 1988 and have seen it countless times since. I have read the book and it is tremendously faithful to it as only Merchant/Ivory can do. Lucy is curious and naive whilst George is haunting and muddled, exactly how I felt at the time. I travelled to Florence shortly after seeing the film and stayed in the pensione where it was filmed, it was like being in the movie - nothing much had changed. Incidentally, my room had the view of The Arno. The view promised to Lucy by the cockney signora!
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Summary: Well Done!
Review: This movie clinched it for me! I am a true Helena Bonham Carter fan. The complexity she brings to Lucy Honeychurch is wonderful. But Helena is only one of the reasons this film is a winner. Lavish scenery, terrific character development, and true chemistry between Bonham Carter and Ivory make this a movie to remember. I have watched it over and over again! You should too.
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Summary: Beautiful and funny
Review: This is an absolutely wonderful movie. The scenery and music are gorgeous, the romance is irresistible (one of the greatest screen kisses, in my opinion),and Daniel Day-Lewis is just perfect as the priggish Cecil. The rest of the cast is excellent, too-- great performances from Helena Bonham-Carter, Judy Dench, Maggie Smith, and Julian Sands. If you're actually looking this movie up, you shouldn't find it too slow. However, if it does seem slow to you, watch it again knowing what to expect. I think it is totally hilarious, and I laugh more every time I see it.
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Summary: boat with a view
Review: My wife, our friends, and I have spent many, many hours aboard our barge-boat, Penumbra. We explore islands and inlets, beaches and sloughs, along the Columbia river near our home in Portland, Or. The first time we accompanied one of our excursions meandering a quiet slough behind some island, with this soundtrack, we about fell overboard from bliss. This music may not have been written with water in mind but it is definitely about water. Kiri Te Kanawa performs arias on this compilation that are exquisite. If you are not operatic,this may change your mind and if you are, then you already know.
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Summary: Best British Film Ever
Review: I have seen this film about 10 times. The first time was right after reading the book when it first came out. The film does great justice to the book. There are actually only about 2 differences from the book and they are useful in their symbolism. First, the hair color of her fiance and new love interest are reversed in the movie. The symbolism in the book is that her new love is darker and more brooding, while the fiance is the fair haired boy. Second, when Lucy first kisses George in the field, in the movie it looks like a field of grass or wheat. The book has this as a field of violets, which of course, is symbolic of their passion. I know I sound like a complete snob, but this film and the underlying book were so fabulous, I remember these bits of information from the book as if I had read it yesterday, when, indeed, I read it 15 years ago. This is enduringly romantic and beautiful.
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Summary: Excellently-made
Review: This movie is fablous! I recommend it
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