Movie Review: **^A Room With a View

This is the 1985 version which I found on Instant Netflix.  It stars Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix in Harry Potter) and Julian Sands (Phantom in Phantom of the Opera) in the lead roles.  It also has Maggie Smith and Judi Dench, both of James Bond fame.  It is based on the novel by E.M. Forster of the same name.  It takes place in early 20th century Italy and England.  A Young woman is traveling with her chaperone, cousin to Florence.

The general story is one of love, but also the author and director hope to expand our minds, and the heroine's with different views.  Among other things she sees a murder, which is a horrid view, her potential lover in a field, (he kisses her in this scene) coming upon this same gentleman with her brother and the vicar skinny dipping.  The scene shows too much, but reminds me of a similar episode in my youth.

The main character denies her love, and becomes engaged to a different gentleman.  However you know it is just a matter of time before she gives in to love.

I liked this movie, but not as much as those of Jane Austen.  I was hoping to find an Instant-play Jane Austen and found this instead.