It's April in Italy, and anything can happen... even love.
Director: Mike Newell
Writer: Peter Barnes
Producer: Ann Scott
When married British women Rose Arbuthnot and Lottie Wilkins decide to take a break from their respective spouses, they stay at a castle in Italy for a quiet holiday. Joining the ladies is Caroline Dester, a young socialite, and Mrs. Fisher, an older aristocrat. Liberated from their daily routines, the four women ease into life in rural Italy, and each finds herself transformed by the experience.
89 min
Rating: 6.704/10
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Miranda Richardson
Rose Arbuthnot
Josie Lawrence
Lottie Wilkins
Polly Walker
Caroline Dester
Joan Plowright
Mrs Fisher
Alfred Molina
Mellersh Wilkins
Michael Kitchen
George Briggs
Movie Info
Director: Mike Newell
Writer: Peter Barnes
Producer: Ann Scott
Production Companies: BBC Film, Miramax, Greenpoint Films
Countries: United Kingdom
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What Others Said
Peter McGinn:
I have always been a sucker for a good chick flick. A wonderful cast bring to life a novel about four women who rent an Italian castle to escape their dreary lives. I won’t list all seven names of the performers who make this so great. Even a couple of characters I wanted to dislike were given enough depth so that I cared about everyone in the end. It moves from one to another or to a group interacting with each other.
I have read the old book this is based on and like a couple changes they made to it. I just realized as I looked this up that it was a remake of a 1935 early talkie version.
It is a quiet and unassuming movie, so much so that I was a little surprised it was nominated for a few Oscars, and won some Golden a Globe awards.
It took me years to track down a DVD copy of this and retire the old grainy VHS version I had.