Enchanted April
It's April in Italy, and anything can happen... even love.
1991 | 89m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Mike Newell |
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| Writer: | Peter Barnes, Elizabeth von Arnim |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 27, 1991 |
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| Director: | Mike Newell |
| Writer: | Peter Barnes, Elizabeth von Arnim |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | holiday, italy, based on novel or book, female friendship, vacation, chance meeting, 1920s, italian riviera |
| Production Companies | Miramax, BBC Film, Greenpoint Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $13,200,170
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Miranda Richardson | Rose Arbuthnot |
| Josie Lawrence | Lottie Wilkins |
| 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 |
| Davide Manuli | Beppo |
| Vittorio Duse | Domenico |
| Adriana Facchetti | Francesca |
| Anna Longhi | Costanza |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mike Newell | Director |
| Peter Barnes | Writer |
| Sheena Napier | Costume Design |
| Elizabeth von Arnim | Novel |
| Deanne Turner | Makeup Designer |
| Jessica Nettleton | Second Assistant Director |
| Anna Dargavel | Art Department Assistant |
| Chris Reynolds | Special Effects Technician |
| Peter Maxwell | Sound Mixer |
| David Sleight | Sound Editor |
| Pat Deveney | Gaffer |
| Dave Scott | Grip |
| Neil Richardson | Conductor |
| Malcolm Thornton | Production Design |
| Adam Park | Post Production Supervisor |
| Melanie Panario | Second Assistant Director |
| David Morris | Property Buyer |
| John Crossland | Sound Assistant |
| John Pritchard | Sound Recordist |
| Gary Nagle | Electrician |
| Janine Marr | Costume Assistant |
| Richard Rodney Bennett | Original Music Composer |
| Dick Allen | Editor |
| Rex Maidment | Director of Photography |
| Mervyn Gill-Dougherty | First Assistant Director |
| Rosalind Dallas | Graphic Designer |
| Colin Mapson | Visual Effects Designer |
| Lee de Lang | Sound Mixer |
| Robyn Rogers | Sound Editor |
| Keith Broome | Assistant Camera |
| Bob Shipsey | Second Assistant Camera |
| Terry Wright | Location Manager |
| Susie Figgis | Casting Consultant |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Simon Relph | Executive Producer |
| Mark Shivas | Executive Producer |
| Matthew Hamilton | Associate Producer |
| Ann Scott | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 6 |
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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 enou ... gh 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.