Enchanted April (1991)
1h 29m | PG-13
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.
Director: Mike Newell
Studio: BBC Film
Genre: Romance, Drama
Video: 720p
Cast
Miranda Richardson
as Rose Arbuthnot
Josie Lawrence
as Lottie Wilkins
Polly Walker
as Caroline Dester
Joan Plowright
as Mrs Fisher
Alfred Molina
as Mellersh Wilkins
Michael Kitchen
as George Briggs
Reviews
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.