for bringing her homemade mini muffins that tasted deliciously like donuts. She promises to share the recipe with us.
This 1986 movie won three academy awards:
- best adapted screenplay (so glad we discussed this book last week)
- best art direction (beautifully filmed - please book me a flight to Italy)
- best costume design (think Downton Abbey chic)
We agreed that the book provided the background that enhanced movie viewing. Whereas
E.M. Forster wrote beautifully but not always clearly, the movie took the subtlety of the
book and brought clarity in the movie. For example, in the book George Emerson left something behind
in his room in Italy, and what it was - was unclear and easily missed. In the movie, the visual of a large
Question Mark leaves no doubt as to what it was.
Also,
The book talked about playing Bumble Puppy in the yard - ????????.
In the movie, the game (think tether ball) is played but never named. Personally, I could only fault the
movie for staging that pivotal first kiss in a plain barley field rather than EM Forster's lush terrace of violets .
The book was filled with Lucy playing the piano, and it was joy to listen to the piano score in the movie.
Today's movie was the 1985 Ivory-Merchant production featuring Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham
Carter, Judi Dench and Daniel Day-Lewis. This movie is available through inter-library loan with the
Michigan eLibrary:
http://elibrary.mel.org/search/a?searchtype=X&searcharg=room+with+a+view+ivory&SORT=D&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Submit
The Clarkston Library owns the 2007 Room with a View PBS remake with Elizabeth McGovern as Mrs. Honeychurch. You will find it in the library: DVD ROOM.
On March 3rd we will discuss "The Eye of the Needle" by Ken Follett.
On March 10th we will watch the movie version, featuring Donald Sutherland, with a short discussion to follow.
I will bring popcorn once again.