Elizabeth von Arnim's 1922 book beautifully adapted by Peter Barnes and filmed by Newell. Castello Brown above Portofino (the actual castle where the book was written) seduces the women who inhabit it - Miranda Richardson, Josie Lawrence, Joan Plowright and Polly Walker - and, ultimately, the visiting men - Alfred Molina, Jim Broadbent and Michael Kitchen. It's leisurely. Interesting in its switching over subjective voiceovers between the characters.
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| In this fabulous scene, Richardson is so chilled she doesn't make a move when a friendly gecko runs through her hair |
Photographed by Rex Maidment, music by Richard Rodney Bennett, edited by Dick Allen.
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