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A Room with a View by E. M. Forster
My impressions of the two A Room with a View films:
I watched the 2007 Masterpiece Theatre version first. I thought it was awkwardly cut. Cecil and George would have been better cast oppositely, as I found Cecil quite dashing, and not at all off-putting. Laurence Fox seems to have too much vitality to be the repressed Cecil; and those scenes which supposedly show him as disagreeable seemed to be missing, or not well defined. Once I read the film notes, I understood the casting a bit better. The Emersons were played by an actual father and son duo. Timothy Spall (the older Mr. Emerson) is best known as Peter Pettigrew in the Harry Potter films. Sophie Thompson as Charlotte was perfect casting. I knew her from Emma, where she plays the ditzy Miss Bates.
The videography was beautiful. Florence was portrayed lovingly, particularly the grand statuary and the countryside. The kiss missed it's mark. I wanted to see what George saw of Lucy's entrance to his private flower field, and what inspired his reaction. Instead, it was quite awkward to begin, though it did gain points for the lengthy response.
I was impressed that they found Windy Corners in Surrey, and it was perfectly as described.
There was a Rome scene added that was superfluous.
The worst part is the ten years after addition to the story. How dare anyone add such an awful bitter ending to a story that was meant to stop at the honeymoon.
The 1985 version has more to admire. The filming was more leisurely. It too found the glorious Tuscan fields, but the same Florence statuary was filmed in an entirely other fashion, portraying violence instead of grandeur. This Cecil was spot-on, and we all understood both Lucy's attraction and ultimate repulsion. This is the bathing scene I remember, and it was so fun.
The kiss scene was again shot from the wrong point of view, was again more awkward than necessary, and was too short. Showing George's run back to town was lovely, though.
Judi Dench as Eleanor Lavish was not quite as successful as Sinéad Cusack was in the 2007 film, perhaps because she comes across as much smarter than heedless Ms Lavish. Maggie Smith as cousin Charlotte didn't work for me. Though she managed the repressed spinster part, she was less successful portraying that certain shallow conventionality that motivates Charlotte. This Frank was a better portrayal, he actually got some film time and was true to the novel. This version does more justice to the novel, IMHO.
I liked both Mr. Bebes, but I far and away preferred Elaine Cassidy (2007) to Helena Bonham-Carter (1985) as Lucy. She had distinctive looks and carried the repressed passion more successfully.
My impressions of the two A Room with a View films:
I watched the 2007 Masterpiece Theatre version first. I thought it was awkwardly cut. Cecil and George would have been better cast oppositely, as I found Cecil quite dashing, and not at all off-putting. Laurence Fox seems to have too much vitality to be the repressed Cecil; and those scenes which supposedly show him as disagreeable seemed to be missing, or not well defined. Once I read the film notes, I understood the casting a bit better. The Emersons were played by an actual father and son duo. Timothy Spall (the older Mr. Emerson) is best known as Peter Pettigrew in the Harry Potter films. Sophie Thompson as Charlotte was perfect casting. I knew her from Emma, where she plays the ditzy Miss Bates.
The videography was beautiful. Florence was portrayed lovingly, particularly the grand statuary and the countryside. The kiss missed it's mark. I wanted to see what George saw of Lucy's entrance to his private flower field, and what inspired his reaction. Instead, it was quite awkward to begin, though it did gain points for the lengthy response.
I was impressed that they found Windy Corners in Surrey, and it was perfectly as described.
There was a Rome scene added that was superfluous.
The worst part is the ten years after addition to the story. How dare anyone add such an awful bitter ending to a story that was meant to stop at the honeymoon.
The 1985 version has more to admire. The filming was more leisurely. It too found the glorious Tuscan fields, but the same Florence statuary was filmed in an entirely other fashion, portraying violence instead of grandeur. This Cecil was spot-on, and we all understood both Lucy's attraction and ultimate repulsion. This is the bathing scene I remember, and it was so fun.
The kiss scene was again shot from the wrong point of view, was again more awkward than necessary, and was too short. Showing George's run back to town was lovely, though.
Judi Dench as Eleanor Lavish was not quite as successful as Sinéad Cusack was in the 2007 film, perhaps because she comes across as much smarter than heedless Ms Lavish. Maggie Smith as cousin Charlotte didn't work for me. Though she managed the repressed spinster part, she was less successful portraying that certain shallow conventionality that motivates Charlotte. This Frank was a better portrayal, he actually got some film time and was true to the novel. This version does more justice to the novel, IMHO.
I liked both Mr. Bebes, but I far and away preferred Elaine Cassidy (2007) to Helena Bonham-Carter (1985) as Lucy. She had distinctive looks and carried the repressed passion more successfully.
