Of course, a lovely vacation in the Italian countryside will not solve all your problems. It won’t fix marital problems, or solve financial issues, or grant you respect, or suddenly make everything feel better. But Enchanted April charmingly suggests that maybe a break in a new environment, with the sun and the waves and the quiet, might grant you a new perspective and maybe lifelong friendships that can change your life, and make the day-to-day just a little better. The film might not be the most profound story ever created, but it’s a lovely little adaptation with relatable women enjoying life in the same way we probably should do once in a while.
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.
Deciding to take a break from their regular lives, four English women, Rose Arbuthnot, Lottie Wilkins, Caroline Dester, and Mrs. Fisher, book a vacation in a beautiful Italian villa by the sea.
The film was shot in the exact castle the original novelist Elizabeth von Arnim stayed in and was inspired by. I don’t know if the Garbarino family commissioned this film or something, but this was one hell of an advertisement, if so.
LF: Three more women to vacation with in Italy.
Oscars
3 nominations
Golden Globes
1 win, 2 nominations
WGA
1 nomination
NYFCC
1 win
LAFCA
1 nomination
