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Directed by James Ivory (UK 1985, R, 117 min., color) Part of the Detour: The Landscape of Travel on Film series If you have already created a profile on www.nbm.org, please log-in to autopopulate your information.Nominated for eight Oscars in 1986, including Best Picture, and winner of three (Costumes, Art Direction and Adapted Screenplay), A Room With a View is the film that defined Merchant-Ivory as the masters of the romantic period piece. A brilliant adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel, A Room With a View tells the story of the coming of age of Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham-Carter). Longing to burst free from the repression of British upper class manners and mores, she must wrestle with her inner romantic longings to choose between the passionate George (Julian Sands) and the priggish but socially suitable Cecil (Daniel Day-Lewis). Boasting a brilliant supporting cast, A Room With a View is one of the most romantic of romantic comedies ever filmed. Presented with a selection from Norway, the Country for Tourists (Lyder Selvig, Norway 1929). In this three-week series inspired by the exhibition Detour, Ann Hornaday, Washington Post film critic, and Deborah Sorensen, curatorial associate at the Museum, introduce films featuring unexpected and powerful encounters with the natural world. The series continues on February 4 and 11. DETOUR is open 5:30-6:30 pm. Special thanks to the Royal Norwegian Embassy, Brynjar Kulset at the Norwegian National Library, Bjørn Sørenssen at the University of Trondheim NTNU, Norway, Goldcrest Films and Swank Motion Pictures, Inc. for their assistance with this program.Detour: Architecture and Design Along 18 National Tourist Routes in Norway is presented at the National Building Museum in collaboration with the Royal Norwegian Embassy. Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP is the exclusive corporate sponsor.
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