- Enchanted April
Infobox Film
name = Enchanted April
caption =
director = Mike Newell
producer =Mark Shivas
Simon Relph
Ann Scott
Matthew Hamilton
writer =Peter Barnes
starring =Josie Lawrence Miranda Richardson Joan Plowright Michael Kitchen
music =Richard Rodney Bennett
cinematography = Rex Maidment
editing = Dick Allen
distributor =Miramax Films
released =April 5 1992 (UK TV premiere)July 31 1992 (US)
runtime = 95 min.
country = UK
language = English/Italian
amg_id = 1:15780
imdb_id = 0101811"Enchanted April" is a 1992 film based on the 1922
novel "The Enchanted April " byElizabeth von Arnim . There is also a stage play by Matthew Barber, adapted from the same novel and presented on Broadway in 2003. The film was released byMiramax Films theatrically, butParamount Pictures holds all other rights to the movie.Plot
It tells the story of four dissimilar women in post-
World War I England who leave damp and rainy London to go on a holiday to a secluded coastal villa inItaly (Portofino ). Two housewives, who belong to the same church but have never spoken, become acquainted. Each in her own way is suffering through an empty marriage and faces the prospect of a lonely and almost isolated middle age. After seeing a newspaper ad for a villa for rent on theItalian Riviera , the women set about finding two other ladies to share expenses. Joined by a beautiful young socialite and an elderlydowager , the four find rejuvenation in the tranquil beauty of their surroundings.Cast
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Josie Lawrence - Lottie Wilkins
*Miranda Richardson - Rose Arbuthnot
*Polly Walker - Caroline Dester
*Joan Plowright - Mrs. Fisher
*Alfred Molina - Mellersh Wilkins
*Michael Kitchen - George Briggs
*Jim Broadbent - Frederick ArbuthnotAwards
Wins
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Miranda Richardson )
*Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture (Joan Plowright )Nominations
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Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
*Adapted Screenplay (Peter Barnes )
*Best Supporting Actress (Joan Plowright )
*Costume Design (Sheena Napier )Theater
Broadway Cast
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Jayne Atkinson - Lotty Wilton
*Molly Ringwald - Rose Arnott
*Dagmara Dominczyk - Lady Caroline Bramble
*Elizabeth Ashley - Mrs. Graves
*Michael Cumpsty - Mellersh Wilton
*Daniel Gerroll - Frederick Arnott
*Michael Hayden - Antony Wilding
*Patricia Conolly - CostanzaAwards
Wins
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Outstanding New American Play - Outer Critics Circle Nominations
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Tony Award for Best Play
*Tony Award for Best Actress - Jayne Atkinson
*Best Play - Drama League External links
*imdb title|id=0101811|title=Enchanted April
* [http://jasoncoyne.smugmug.com/gallery/1319575 Theatre Cedar Rapids Enchanted April Photo Gallery]
*gutenberg|no=16389|name=The Enchanted April
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