Movie Cosmos - Enchanted April

Description:

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.

Top Cast >

Miranda Richardson

As Rose Arbuthnot

Josie Lawrence

As Lottie Wilkins

Polly Walker

As Caroline Dester

Joan Plowright

As Mrs Fisher

Alfred Molina

As Mellersh Wilkins

Michael Kitchen

As George Briggs

Jim Broadbent

As Frederick Arbuthnot

Neville Phillips

As Vicar

Stephen Beckett

As Jonathan

Matthew Radford

As Patrick

Davide Manuli

As Beppo

Vittorio Duse

As Domenico

Adriana Facchetti

As Francesca

Anna Longhi

As Costanza

Top Crew >

Mike Newell

Director

Elizabeth von Arnim

Novel

Peter Barnes

Writer

Ann Scott

Producer

Simon Relph

Executive Producer

Mark Shivas

Executive Producer

Dick Allen

Editor

Richard Rodney Bennett

Original Music Composer

Malcolm Thornton

Production Design

Sheena Napier

Costume Design

Matthew Hamilton

Associate Producer

Rex Maidment

Director of Photography

Deanne Turner

Makeup Designer

Adam Park

Post Production Supervisor

Mervyn Gill-Dougherty

First Assistant Director

Jessica Nettleton

Second Assistant Director

Melanie Panario

Second Assistant Director

Rosalind Dallas

Graphic Designer

Anna Dargavel

Art Department Assistant

David Morris

Property Buyer

Colin Mapson

Visual Effects Designer

Chris Reynolds

Special Effects Technician

John Crossland

Sound Assistant

Lee de Lang

Sound Mixer

Peter Maxwell

Sound Mixer

John Pritchard

Sound Recordist

Robyn Rogers

Sound Editor

David Sleight

Sound Editor

Susie Figgis

Casting Consultant, Casting Associate

Keith Broome

Assistant Camera

Pat Deveney

Gaffer

Gary Nagle

Electrician

Bob Shipsey

Second Assistant Camera

Dave Scott

Grip

Janine Marr

Costume Assistant

Terry Wright

Location Manager

Neil Richardson

Conductor

Pauline Bullock-Webster

Production Assistant

Jackie Wright

Finance

Silvano Cifollina

Other

Martin Carley

Production Manager

Reviews:

Peter McGinn (9/10)

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 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.

2020-08-27