ENCHANTED APRIL DVD Review — Four strangers. Italy. A chance to get out of drab London life

Written by Sasha Tandlich

Four strangers. Italy. A chance to get out of drab London life. Those are the elements that compose Enchanted April, a British film from 1992 starring Josie Lawrence and Miranda Richardson (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire). The film is based on Elizabeth von Arnim’s 1922 novel of the same name. The film was originally created for British television but was later released in the US, where it took 3 Academy Award nominations.

The plot circles around Lottie Wilkins and Rose Arbuthnot, two women with equally boring lives and unloving husbands. When Lottie notices Rose eyeing the same advertisement about a castle in Italy, she tries to coax Rose into renting it with her. This, of course, is extremely improper and bizarre, seeing as the two women have never spoken before. Nonetheless, the women …

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ENCHANTED APRIL DVD Review — Four strangers. Italy. A chance to get out of drab London life