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List Price: $29.99 | | Label: MIRAMAX
Salesrank: 1209
Released: May 5, 2009 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Two proper Englishwomen, determined to get away from their drab lives and inattentive husbands, find paradise among the serene countryside of the Italian Rivera in this enchanting adventure staring Josie Lawrence and Miranda Richardson (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire).
When the pair rents a magnificent villa for a month, they share expenses with two unlikely companions an austere widow and a bored socialite. At first, personalities clash, but the hideaway holds a special magic that soon sparks friendships and reminds the women of ways to live and love that have long eluded them. Stellar performances and breathtaking scenery make the Academy Award-nominated Enchanted April (1992: Best Supporting Actress, Joan Plowright; Best Costume Design; Best Adapted Screenplay) a captivating delight for everyone who's ever dreamed of taking the perfect holiday.
Description of Enchanted April:
This lovely, 1991 adaptation of Elizabeth Von Arnim's novel has a superb cast and a tone so mellow you can feel your pulse get slower. Josie Lawrence and Miranda Richardson play a pair of unhappily married women who rent an Italian villa for a month, sharing the rent with a crusty Englishwoman (Joan Plowright) and a lonely aristocrat (Polly Walker). Sun, rest, sinking into the green grass for long naps--they all have a soulful effect on the quartet, and then on the men in their lives who make a surprise visit. Mike Newell (Into the West) directs with seeming effortlessness, and it is impossible not to be swayed by the promise of restoration for these burdened characters--or for anyone alive. Wonderful performances all around, including a particularly sensitive one by Alfred Molina and a very funny one by Jim Broadbent. --Tom Keogh
Enchanted April Reviews:
Suspect something wrong with Amazon DVDs 
2009-11-14 - I ordered this DVD from Amazon. When it arrived and I tried to play it, the scenes were all out of order. Amazon was good about quickly replacing it, but the second one does the same thing. All my other DVDs play just fine on my DVD player, which is connected to my Samsung TV. I will probably not be buying any more DVDs from Amazon.
A Romantic Movie for a Gray Day 
2009-10-24 - Previously available only in VHS format, I was delighted to see Enchanted April released recently as a DVD. Based on the book by Elizabeth von Arnim, this is the story of an unlikely assortment of four Englishwomen, who decide to leave the dreary rainfall of England behind and share a month-long vacation in an Italian villa. Each woman is seeking escape from some unhappiness in her life. As the story gently and gradually unfolds, Italy works its magic both on them, and on the viewer. A wonderfully romantic movie for a gray day!
One of my all time favorites!
2009-10-05 - I have always loved this film...always. It is so inspiring, charming, loving and graceful. Do not miss this movie! For anyone who's in love, wants to fall in love, has loved and lost, has beloved friends...you truly can't miss this film!
Beautiful
2009-09-17 - This movie is one of my all times favorites. I can watch it over and over again. It is just a really "feel good" movie about friendship,relationships, and love. A visually gorgeous movie that makes you want to take a trip to Italy. It is a beautiful movie that will leave you with a smile and lovely feeling.
Perfect movie for girl's night at home!
2009-09-10 - Fabulous movie to watch when you have some girlfriends over for movie night, no men allowed! A feel good movie that I have already seen on cable several times and was so happy to find that it came out on video so I can watch it whenever I want. Its one of those movies that you can watch again and again, year after year, and never tire of it. I especially love Josie Lawrence who I have never seen in anything else before or since, and of course Miranda Richardson and Joan Plowright are wonderful. Even the menfolk characters are well-written and performed and there is no man-bashing so common in "girls" movies. Heck, even the husbands may want to watch this one. The shots of the women sans makeup with their hair down makes them look almost ethereal in their beauty but not unattainable.
