Up at the Villa

Apr 14, 2000

1h 55m

★ 5.2

Overview

Superficial people are revealed and drastically changed by circumstance or luck in this a tale of death, seduction, blackmail and theft among British and Americans in Florence in the turbulent days just before World War II.

Genres

Drama

Romance

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Cast

Mary Panton

Kristin Scott Thomas

Rowley Flint

Sean Penn

Princess San Ferdinando

Anne Bancroft

Sir Edgar Swift

James Fox

Lucky Leadbetter

Derek Jacobi

Karl Richter

Jeremy Davies

Colin Mackenzie

Roger Hammond

Harold Atkinson

Dudley Sutton

Beppino Leopardi

Massimo Ghini

Nina

Lorenza Indovina

Peppino

Gianfranco Barra

Archibald Grey

Clive Merrison

Annabelle is annoyed by family life. Most of all, she bothers her health-conscious, chain-smoking, know-it-all mother, Edda who visits regularly. When mother moves in her house for three months, because their house is being renovated, She enthusiastically takes the chance to go on a "relaxing weekend". On this occasion her girlfriend Doro, who was supposed to take care of the children, starts an affair with her husband, Friedrich. When she returns, she is appalled. She packs her things and leaves Friedrich and the family. Promptly she meets a young student at a party, who awakens the passion in her. Written by lament

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