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Enchanted April

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6.7/10 • 71

1991-11-271h 29m

RomanceDrama

It's April in Italy, and anything can happen... even love.

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.

Directors
Mike Newell
Writters
Peter Barnes
Editors
Peter Barnes, Dick Allen

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Miranda Richardson

    Miranda Richardson

    Rose Arbuthnot

  2. Josie Lawrence

    Josie Lawrence

    Lottie Wilkins

  3. Polly Walker

    Polly Walker

    Caroline Dester

  4. Joan Plowright

    Joan Plowright

    Mrs Fisher

  5. Alfred Molina

    Alfred Molina

    Mellersh Wilkins

  6. Michael Kitchen

    Michael Kitchen

    George Briggs

  7. Jim Broadbent

    Jim Broadbent

    Frederick Arbuthnot

  8. Neville Phillips

    Neville Phillips

    Vicar

  9. Stephen Beckett

    Stephen Beckett

    Jonathan

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Peter McGinn

Aug 27, 2020

9/10

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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
--
Revenue
$13,200,170.00
Keywords
based on novel or bookholidayitalyfemale friendshipvacationchance meeting1920sitalian riviera