Enchanted April (1991)
Directed by Mike Newell
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.
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At first glance, Newell, best known for the froth of Enchanted April or Four Weddings and a Funeral, seems an odd match for this material.
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Newell, who previously directed the romantic farces "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Enchanted April," plays down the action and focuses on the bond between the main characters.
"Four Weddings and a Funeral" has been directed by Mike Newell , with the same kind of light-hearted enchantment that made his "Enchanted April" (1991) and last year's "Into the West" so seductive.
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