Enchanted April (Film 1991)

Enchanted April is a 1991 British historical drama film directed by Mike Newell. The screenplay by Peter Barnes was adapted from Elizabeth von Arnim's 1922 novel The Enchanted April. Audio in English with English subtitles (click on CC).

Four women, driven to desperation in 1920s London, rent a small castle in Italy for a holiday, where they are joined by their husbands. The magic of the place soon begins to work in unexpected ways.

The film was shot on location at Castello Brown in Portofino, Italy, the castle where the author of the book had stayed in the 1920s. The score by Richard Rodney Bennett, featuring flute and oboe themes, evokes the film's mood and accentuates the story's yearning and nostalgia.

Cast & Characters:
Rose Arbuthnot: Miranda Richardson
Mellersh Wilkins: Alfred Molina
Mrs Fisher: Joan Plowright
Frederick Arbuthnot: Jim Broadbent
George Briggs: Michael Kitchen
Lotty Wilkins: Josie Lawrence
Caroline Dester: Polly Walker