Enchanted April
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Enchanted April is a film, based on the 1922 novel, The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim.
It is 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 will 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
Academy Award nominations:
- Adapted Screenplay - Peter Barnes
- Best Supporting Actress: Joan Plowright
- Costume Design: Sheena Napier
