A Room with a View 2007 versus...
...the 1985 adaptation. Read the book again recently, and watched both movie adaptations. Can't help it, I can't get enough of this sweet little gem of English literature about coming of age of a girl from a bourgeois fin de siècle English background...
Actually I like both adaptations very much. they're both fairly true to the book - at least they catch the spirit of it well, except for the ridiculous end of the 2007 adaptation in which IMHO Andrew Davies took too many, highly unnecessary liberties. When I watch it, I don't watch the end. Of course, Andrew Davies always makes sure his adaptations get sexed up as well... *rolls eyes*
As far as the cast is concerned I liked both Lucy's (Helena Bonham-Carter in 1985 and Elaine Cassidy in 2007) equally much, they were adorable, but thought Maggie Smith a much better Charlotte than Sophie Thompson, Judi Dench a better Ms. Lavish and, surprise, surprise (perhaps)... Laurence Fox a much better Cecil Vyse than Daniel Day-Lewis (of whom I'm a great fan normally) in the 1985 adaptation. Unfortunately he had too much stage-like mannerisms, that annoyed me somewhat. Fox played his part of a supercilious dandy in a more natural, easy going way. As for George Emerson, they were both lovely, but Rafe Spell is visually less appealing than Julian Sands in the 1985 adaptation. As for the fathers Emerson, both were wonderful, but I prefer Denholm Elliott to Timoth Spall, in reality Rafe's father, which shows actually. :) The other characters we're equally fine (particularly Rupert Graves as Freddy) although I had a slight preference for the 1985 Misses Alan. :) Last but not least... a lot more frontal male nudity in the 1985 adaptation... ;)
Anyway, I made numerous stills for your and my own enjoyment. :)
1985
2007
Actually I like both adaptations very much. they're both fairly true to the book - at least they catch the spirit of it well, except for the ridiculous end of the 2007 adaptation in which IMHO Andrew Davies took too many, highly unnecessary liberties. When I watch it, I don't watch the end. Of course, Andrew Davies always makes sure his adaptations get sexed up as well... *rolls eyes*
As far as the cast is concerned I liked both Lucy's (Helena Bonham-Carter in 1985 and Elaine Cassidy in 2007) equally much, they were adorable, but thought Maggie Smith a much better Charlotte than Sophie Thompson, Judi Dench a better Ms. Lavish and, surprise, surprise (perhaps)... Laurence Fox a much better Cecil Vyse than Daniel Day-Lewis (of whom I'm a great fan normally) in the 1985 adaptation. Unfortunately he had too much stage-like mannerisms, that annoyed me somewhat. Fox played his part of a supercilious dandy in a more natural, easy going way. As for George Emerson, they were both lovely, but Rafe Spell is visually less appealing than Julian Sands in the 1985 adaptation. As for the fathers Emerson, both were wonderful, but I prefer Denholm Elliott to Timoth Spall, in reality Rafe's father, which shows actually. :) The other characters we're equally fine (particularly Rupert Graves as Freddy) although I had a slight preference for the 1985 Misses Alan. :) Last but not least... a lot more frontal male nudity in the 1985 adaptation... ;)
Anyway, I made numerous stills for your and my own enjoyment. :)
1985
2007