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A Room with a View

1985 film directed by James Ivory
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Summary

A Room with a View is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,325 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[3], BAFTA Award for Best Film[4], London Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year[5], David di Donatello for Best Foreign Director[6], Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film[7], National Board of Review Award for Best Film[8], Academy Award for Best Costume Design[9], Academy Award for Best Production Design[10], Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay[11], BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role[12], BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role[13], Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture[14], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[15]
  • Director: James Ivory[16]
  • Screenwriter: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala[17]
  • Composer: Richard Robbins[18]
  • Genre: romantic comedy[19], drama film[20]
  • Based on: A Room with a View[21]
  • Cast member: Maggie Smith[22], Helena Bonham Carter[23], Denholm Elliott[24], Julian Sands[25], Daniel Day-Lewis[26], Judi Dench[27], Simon Callow[28], Rupert Graves[29], Patrick Godfrey[30], Rosemary Leach[31], Peter Cellier[32], Richard Robbins[33], Matyelok Gibbs[34]
  • Producer: Ismail Merchant[35]
  • Production company: Merchant Ivory Productions[36], Goldcrest Films[37], Film4 Productions[38]
  • Director of photography: Tony Pierce-Roberts[39]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[40], Italian[41]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[42]
  • Review score: 8.3/10[43], 100%[44], 83/100[45]
  • Color: color[46]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[47]
  • Publication date: November 27, 1986[48], January 1, 1986[49], April 11, 1986[50], May 23, 1986[51]
  • Distributed by: Netflix[52]
  • Narrative location: Italy[53], England[54]
  • Filming location: Florence[55]
  • Film editor: Humphrey Dixon[56]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[57], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[58], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[59], Academy Award for Best Director[60], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[61], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[62], Academy Award for Best Costume Design[63]
  • Title: A Room with a View[64]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[65]
  • After a work by: E. M. Forster[66]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[67]

Why It Matters

A Room with a View has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[68] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[69]

FAQs

What awards did A Room with a View receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[3], BAFTA Award for Best Film[4], London Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year[5], and David di Donatello for Best Foreign Director[6].

Related Entities

Daniel Day-Lewis Denholm Elliott E. M. Forster England film Helena Bonham Carter Italy James Ivory Judi Dench Julian Sands Maggie Smith Netflix Rupert Graves Ruth Prawer Jhabvala United Kingdom

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  19. [34] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  48. [50] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [68] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [69] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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