Enchanted April
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Enchanted April is a film based on the 1922 novel The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim. There is also a stage play of the same story.
It tells the story of four dissimilar women in post-World War I England who leave damp and rainy London to go on a holiday to a secluded coastal villa in Italy (Portofino). Two housewives, who belong to the same church but have never spoken, become acquainted. Each in their own way is suffering through an empty marriage and faces the prospect of a lonely and almost isolated middle age. After seeing a newspaper ad for a villa for rent on the Italian Riviera, the women set about finding two other ladies to share expenses. Joined by a beautiful young socialite and an elderly dowager, the four find rejuvenation in the tranquil beauty of their surroundings.
Production:
- Director: Mike Newell
- Producer: Ann Scott
- Screenplay: Peter Barnes from the novel
- Cinematography: Rex Maidment
- Music: Richard Rodney Bennett
Running time: 97 minutes.
Cast:
- Josie Lawrence - Lottie Wilkins
- Miranda Richardson - Rose Arbuthnot
- Polly Walker - Caroline Dester
- Joan Plowright - Mrs. Fisher
- Alfred Molina - Mellersh Wilkins
- Michael Kitchen - George Briggs
- Jim Broadbent - Frederick Arbuthnot
Award wins:
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Miranda Richardson)
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture (Joan Plowright)
Award nominations:
- Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- Adapted Screenplay (Peter Barnes)
- Best Supporting Actress (Joan Plowright)
- Costume Design (Sheena Napier)
[edit] External links
- Enchanted April at the Internet Movie Database
- Theatre Cedar Rapids Enchanted April Photo Gallery
- The Enchanted April, available freely at Project Gutenberg
