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82% Rotten Tomatoes Music by Richard Rodney Bennett Edited by Dick Allen Music director Richard Rodney Bennett | 7.4/10 IMDb Written by Peter Barnes Cinematography Rex Maidment Director Mike Newell Screenplay Peter Barnes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Mark Shivas
Simon Relph
Ann Scott
Matthew Hamilton Starring Miranda Richardson
Josie Lawrence
Polly Walker
Joan Plowright
Alfred Molina
Michael Kitchen
Jim Broadbent Initial release 5 April 1992 (United Kingdom) Awards Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Cast Miranda Richardson, Joan Plowright, Polly Walker, Alfred Molina, Josie Lawrence Similar Directed by Mike Newell, Miranda Richardson movies, Movies about love | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enchanted April is a 1992 film adaptation of Elizabeth von Arnim's 1922 novel, The Enchanted April, directed by Mike Newell.
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Plot
Elizabeth von Arnim's novel tells of four dissimilar women in 1920s England who leave their rainy, grey environments to go on holiday in Italy. Mrs Arbuthnot and Mrs Wilkins, who belong to the same ladies' club but have never spoken, become acquainted after reading a newspaper advertisement for a small medieval castle on the shores of the Mediterranean to be let furnished for the month of April. They find some common ground in that both are struggling to make the best of unhappy marriages. Having decided to seek other ladies to help share expenses, they reluctantly take on the waspish, elderly Mrs Fisher and the stunning but aloof Lady Caroline Dester. The four women come together at the castle and find rejuvenation in the tranquil beauty of their surroundings, rediscovering hope and love.
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Production
The film was shot on location at Castello Brown in Portofino, Italy; the same castle where the author of the book stayed in the 1920s. The score by Richard Rodney Bennett, featuring winsome flute and oboe themes, effectively evokes the film's mood and accentuates the story's sentimentality and nostalgia.
Reception
The film gained a positive reaction from critics and currently holds an 82% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 28 reviews.
Miscellaneous
The film was also mentioned in the documentary Who is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talking About Him)? by Nilsson's wife, Una, as it was the last film they both watched in bed together the night Nilsson died on 15 January 1994.
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