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Enchanted April

1991 · 95 min

A gentle, sun-dappled escape that unfolds like a warm holiday, leaving you quietly hopeful and refreshed.

Tagline: It's April in Italy, and anything can happen... even love.
Overview: 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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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
friendship
identity
healing
freedom
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	2
Darkness	2
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: romance, drama
Directed by: Mike Newell
Written by: Peter Barnes
Starring: Josie Lawrence, Miranda Richardson, Polly Walker, Joan Plowright, Alfred Molina, Michael Kitchen, Jim Broadbent, Neville Phillips
Music: Richard Rodney Bennett
Cinematography: Rex Maidment
Runtime: 95 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English, Italian

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