![]() The film was received with universal acclaim and Carter was showered with accolades. But soon after, she is expected to return to England and is engaged to a different man before the climax twist happens. While vacationing, she meets and falls in love with a certain George. Lucy Honeychurch (played by Helena Bonham Carter) goes for a holiday in Florence with her spinster cousin and chaperone Charlotte. Forster’s novel of the same name, the movie was released in 1985 but is set in the Edwardian century. ![]() The first on our list is also Helena’s first major movie breakthrough where she played a 19-something years young, English girl- Lucy Honeychurch. She is not just an actress, she is a league of her own, a force to be reckoned with, and an icon that must be appreciated much more often than she is now. Her filmography is not just brilliant but is also extremely diverse in terms of genre and character depiction- she has played historic figures, sadistic antagonists, musical leads, and naive and ignorant heroines, in addition to giving her voice in several animated movies. All of her characters have a certain weight about them which may or may not have a major screen presence but they sure are integral to the primary plot. There is no telling the caliber, potency, and acting prowess of this superhouse of talent.īoasting a plethora of adaptation films in her kitty ranging between Shakespearean plays, Caroll’s tales, and other period stories, there has always been an edge to the characters she has picked and the roles she has played. Gen X know her from the royal ‘Lady Jane’, the Millennials from ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’, and the younger Gen Z lot as Bellatrix Lestrange from the Harry Potter franchise. ![]() ![]() With her breakthrough performance in ‘The Room with a View’ about 36 years ago, she made a spot for herself in Hollywood which only kept on meriting her mettle upwards and onwards. In an industry where actors come and go in a blink of an eye, Helena Bonham Carter has remained relevant for over four decades now. ![]()
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