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.
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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
Neville Phillips
Vicar
Stephen Beckett
Jonathan
Matthew Radford
Patrick
Director
Mike Newell
Screenplay
Peter Barnes
Tagline
"It's April in Italy, and anything can happen... even love."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Revenue
$13,200,170
Production
BBC Film, Greenpoint Films
Peter McGinn
August 27, 2020
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 inter...
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