A ROOM WITH A VIEW

Based on the novel by E.M. Forster
Screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Directed by James Ivory

Helena Bonham Carter
Maggie Smith
Denholm Elliot
Julian Sands
Daniel Day-Lewis

Premiere date: March 7, 1986
R

Lucy travels to Florence with her chaperone in tow. There, Lucy meets and falls for a fellow countryman's moody son. But like any proper Englishwoman of that era, she must fight her feelings…and it's a losing battle.

National Board of Review
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor - Daniel Day-Lewis (also for My Beautiful Laundrette)

8 Academy Award Nominations, 3 Wins
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Supporting Actor - Denholm Elliot
Best Supporting Actress - Maggie Smith
Best Original Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Art Direction
Best Costume Design

Oscar-Winning Baddies

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Some of my favorites from the past 20 years. I almost included Jeremy Irons as Claus von Bulow, but innocent until proven guilty, right? Christoph Waltz's Colonel Hans Linda has a decent shot at joining these ranks next March. We'll have to wait and see.

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Have I missed any? Who are your favorites? Where does Hans Landa rank amongst other infamous screen villains?

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