Enchanted April (1992)

Synopsis of Enchanted April

Previously filmed in 1935 with Ann Harding, Enchanted April, a romantic novel by Elizabeth, was remade in 1992. The first film skips along superficially at 66 minutes: the second, directed by the always intriguing Mike Newell, runs 101 minutes, allowing for richer characterizations and a bottomless reserve of brilliant dialogue. Two cloistered, married English women (Josie Lawrence, Miranda Richardson) impulsively rent an Italian villa and embark upon a vacation without their spouses. They are joined by two other ladies: the high-flown aging widow Joan Plowright, and elegant upper-crust beauty Polly Walker) whom they've never met. Under the spell of an exotic new location, the foursome are in for quite a few life-altering experiences, many of them amusing, and not a few very surprising. Impeccably accurate in its recreation of European manners and mores in the 1920s, Enchanted April is sheer bliss from fade-in to fade-out. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Theatrical Feature Running Time:

93 mins

Director(s):

Mike Newell

Writer(s):

Elizabeth Von Arnim, Peter Barnes

Producer(s):

Simon Relph, Mark Shivas, Ann Scott

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

PG(Adult Situations, Suitable for Children)

Categories:

Romance

• 1992 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
• 1992 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
• 1992 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Supporting Actress (Runner-up)
• 1992 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Supporting Actress

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