Made for only $3 million, this Merchant-Ivory production was nominated for eight Oscars and won three. The droll comedy of manners and morals begins in 1907, when Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter) goes off to Italy in the company of Charlotte Bartlett (Maggie Smith), her maiden
cousin and spinster chaperone. They arrive in Florence and take up residence at the Pensione Bertolini, where they meet the charming Mr. Emerson (Denholm Elliott) and his son, George (Julian Sands). It's evident from the start that George finds Lucy pleasing to gaze upon, and on a visit to
Fiesole, the town high above Florence, he takes the opportunity to kiss the young girl. Charlotte...
Released:
1985
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
115 mins