Enchanted April

Nov 27, 1991

1h 29m

★ 6.8

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

BBC Film

Miramax

Greenpoint Films

Enchanted April Trailers

Cast

Rose Arbuthnot

Miranda Richardson

Lottie Wilkins

Josie Lawrence

Caroline Dester

Polly Walker

Mrs Fisher

Joan Plowright

Mellersh Wilkins

Alfred Molina

George Briggs

Michael Kitchen

Frederick Arbuthnot

Jim Broadbent

Vicar

Neville Phillips

Jonathan

Stephen Beckett

Patrick

Matthew Radford

Beppo

Davide Manuli

Domenico

Vittorio Duse

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