In a beautifully played ensemble piece four Englishwomen desert their dull and oppressive lives in post World War I London and escape to the Italian Riviera for a months holiday in a majestic castle. Once there, the castle and its magnificent surroundings work a special magic on the four women. Each find their worries slowly disappearing, their personalities changing and together, the four discover a friendship unknown to the likes of any of them before. Stars Miranda Richardson, Joan Plowright, Polly Walker and Josie Lawrence. From the novel by Elizabeth Von Arnim.
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English
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G
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