Enchanted April (1992)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Mike Newell

Writers:

Elizabeth von Arnim (novel)
Peter Barnes (writer)

Release Date:

25 December 1992 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

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

Plot:

This slow-paced gem is about the civilizing influence of Italy on beleaguered Londoners both male and...

Plot Keywords:

Remake | Garden | Independent Film | Based On Novel

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Josie Lawrence	...	Lottie Wilkins
Miranda Richardson	...	Rose Arbuthnot
Alfred Molina	...	Mellersh Wilkins
Neville Phillips	...	Vicar
Jim Broadbent	...	Frederick Arbuthnot
Michael Kitchen	...	George Briggs
Joan Plowright	...	Mrs. Fisher
Polly Walker	...	Caroline Dester
Stephen Beckett	...	Jonathan
Matthew Radford	...	Patrick
Davide Manuli	...	Beppo
Vittorio Duse	...	Domenico
Adriana Facchetti	...	Francesca
Anna Longhi	...	Costanza

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:G | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Castello Brown, Portofino, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Company:

BBC Films

Trivia:

Made for British TV in 1991, but well-produced to be released in theaters in the United States in 1992.

Goofs:

Continuity: Near the beginning of the film, the vase of flowers at the dining table repeatedly changes between shots.

Quotes:

Mrs. Fisher: That's a beautiful dress...
Caroline: No I've had it a hundred years.
Mrs. Fisher: ...but you must be very cold in it. Its easy to catch a chill here after dark. You look as if you had nothing on underneath.
Caroline: I haven't.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Zomergasten: (#12.3)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Chanson de Matin

a perfect gem of a film

This is a lovely, spirit-restoring movie. From the use of the actual villa that inspired Elizabeth Arngrim to write the novel in the 1920s to the inspired casting, every choice was perfectly right! The quiet joy of this film doesn't stale after repeated viewings. Josie Lawrence, Miranda Richardson, Polly Walker and Joan Plowright seem to have been born to play these parts! I would dearly love to see Enchanted April released on DVD in a widescreen format.