Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991)

Director:

Charles Sturridge

Writers:

E.M. Forster (based on the novel by)
Tim Sullivan (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

28 February 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

After a rich Edwardian widow impulsively marries a handsome but poor Tuscan dentist and dies in childbirth, her English in-laws try to gain custody of the baby.

Plot Keywords:

Italy | Unrequited Love | Death Of Baby | Horse And Carriage | Class Differences

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Rupert Graves	...	Philip Herriton
Helen Mirren	...	Lilia Herriton
Helena Bonham Carter	...	Caroline Abbott
Barbara Jefford	...	Mrs. Herriton
Judy Davis	...	Harriet Herriton
Thomas Wheatley	...	Mr. Kingcroft
Sophie Kullmann	...	Irma
Vass Anderson	...	Mr. Abbott
Sylvia Barter	...	Mrs. Theobald
Eileen Davies	...	Ethel
Siria Betti	...	Hotel-Keeper
Giovanni Guidelli	...	Gino Carella
Anna Lelio	...	Perfetta
Luca Lazzareschi	...	Spiridione
Sergio Falasca	...	Carriage Driver
Giuseppe Vivenzio	...	Carriage Driver
Evelina Meghnagi	...	Opera Singer
Gaetano Piro	...	Hooded Man
Tullio Baccellini	...	Postman
Lea Burroni	...	Hotel Maid
Clementina Sguerri	...	Hotel Maid
Charlie Pinsent	...	Girl in Cafe
Alessandro Casini	...	Gino's Baby

Directed by
Charles Sturridge

Writing credits
E.M. Forster		(based on the novel by)
Tim Sullivan		(screenplay) &
Derek Granger		(screenplay) and
Charles Sturridge		(screenplay)

Produced by
Nick Elliott	....	executive producer: LWT
Derek Granger	....	producer
Giovanna Romagnoli	....	co-producer: Titanus Distribuzione
Olivia Stewart	....	associate producer
Jeffrey Taylor	....	executive producer
Kent Walwin	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Rachel Portman

Cinematography by
Michael Coulter		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Peter Coulson

Casting by
Rita Forzano
Joyce Gallie

Production Design by
Simon Holland

Art Direction by
Luigi Marchione

Costume Design by
Monica Howe

Makeup Department
Heather Jones	....	hair stylist
Heather Jones	....	makeup artist
Aileen Seaton	....	hair stylist
Aileen Seaton	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Andrea Borella	....	unit manager
Walter Massi	....	production manager
Lil Sterling	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Dodds	....	first assistant director
Robert Fabbri	....	second assistant director
Michaela Giorgella	....	assistant director
Cordelia Hardy	....	assistant director: UK
Bojana Sutic	....	assistant director

Art Department
Marzano Angelo	....	painter
Tom Bowyer	....	stand-by carpenter: UK
Francesco Cagnone	....	draughtsman
Nello Cappelli	....	stand-by props: Italy
Battista Carrarini	....	painter
Mario Cascioli	....	carpenter
Renato Cupito	....	carpenter
Miranda Diamond	....	art department assistant: UK
Judy Ducker	....	props buyer: UK
Simona Fanti	....	art department assistant
Marianne Ford	....	art director: UK
Domenico Garitta	....	plasterer
Giuseppe La Rocca	....	plasterer
Luigi Lattanzi	....	carpenter
Simon J. Lycett	....	art department runner: UK
Claudio Magrini	....	carpenter
John Mills	....	property master: UK
Adriano Pirri	....	carpenter
Sabina Segatori	....	set dresser
Luigi Sergianni	....	construction manager
Mazzareno Sgolacchia	....	dressing props
Ian Shubrook	....	stand-by props: UK
Geoff Stainthorp	....	stand-by stagehand: UK
Peter Verard	....	construction manager: UK (as Peter Verrard)

Sound Department
Rusty Coppleman	....	adr editor
John Ireland	....	sound editor
Robert Ireland	....	dubbing assistant
Angelica Landry	....	assembly editor
John Salter	....	boom operator
Lionel Selwyn	....	footsteps editor
Hugh Strain	....	sound mixer
Peter Sutton	....	sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department
Roberto Brega	....	camera operator: second unit
Eddie Burt	....	key grip
Frank Connor	....	still photographer
Terry Edland	....	gaffer
Giovanni Favella	....	generator operator
Jeremy Gee	....	camera operator
Tony Hayes	....	electrician: UK
Giampaolo Majorama	....	grip (as Gianpaolo Majorana)
Tommaso Mele	....	grip
Carlo Milani	....	assistant camera: second unit
Charlie Panayi	....	electrician: UK
Chris Plevin	....	focus puller
Carlo Postiglione	....	grip
Luke Redgrave	....	clapper loader
John Rimmell	....	generator operator: UK
Alvaro Romagnoli	....	electrician
Marco Romagnoli	....	electrician
Nicola Terlizzi	....	electrician
Nick Wall	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Sally Osoba	....	casting assistant
Silvano Spoletini	....	crowd casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Isabella Migetto	....	wardrobe assistant
Stephen Miles	....	assistant costume designer
Alessina Nipoti	....	wardrobe assistant
Judith Simpson	....	wardrobe supervisor: UK
Sarah Touaibi	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Julius Gladwell	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Chris Dibble	....	music recordist
Magyar Rádió és Televízió Szimfonikus Zenekara	....	musician (as The National Hungarian Radio & TV Orchestra of Budapest)
David Palmer	....	arranger: Lucia
Anna Panti	....	singer: Voice of Lucia
Rachel Portman	....	orchestrator
David Snell	....	conductor
C. Tóth Pél	....	singer: Voice of Raimondo
Graham Walker	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Ian Aldwinckle	....	assistant to producer: UK
Chris Allies	....	title designer
Andrea Borella	....	location manager
Maria Fiorito	....	production accountant
Greg Fox	....	production runner
Chris Harvey	....	location manager
Jane Healy	....	production secretary
Mary Holdsworth	....	script supervisor
Lisa-Kim Ling Kuan	....	assistant accountant
Claudio Lucaferri	....	production assistant
Salvatore Magnisi	....	assistant accountant
Cassius Matthias	....	assistant to producer: UK
Rizia Ortolani	....	production coordinator
Chris Paton	....	unit publicist
Maurizio Pigna	....	production assistant
Freya Pinsent	....	production accountant
Lesley Stewart	....	production coordinator
Johanna Westman	....	production runner

Production Companies

• Sovereign Pictures
• London Weekend Television (LWT) (in association with)
• Stagescreen Productions (present)

Distributors

• Fine Line Features (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• New Line Home Video (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1993) (USA) (TV)
• Image Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• New Line Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Laurenfilm (Spain)

Other Companies

• Blowup  stills processing
• De Lane Lea Sound Centre  sound re-recorded at
• Osborne Sound Ltd.  sound equipment
• Peerless Camera Company  titles and opticals
• Sammy's  camera and lenses
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services

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MPAA:

Rated PG for sensuality, violence and theme

Runtime:

Germany:108 min | Spain:112 min | USA:116 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Ireland:PG | UK:PG | Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Singapore:PG | Australia:G | Germany:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Caprarola Railway Station, Caprarola, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Sovereign Pictures

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In a scene outside on the veranda in Gino's house in Italy, Lilia (Helen Mirren) has her back to the view of the countryside. At one point, when the camera is on her, a white van can be seen driving along the road in the distance. It is clearly a 1990s-era vehicle, moving much faster than automobiles of the era could have.

Quotes:

Gino Carella:I'm your husband!
Lilia Herriton:And I have the money!

Soundtrack:

Lucia di Lammermoor

Undiscovered Treasure

The story is so tragic that this should be a hard-core drama, and parts of it are very poignant, but I also laughed hysterically. This is mainly due to Judy Davis' performance which is so priggish and delightful. Graves and Bonham-Carter played brother and sister in 'A Room With A View' and their chemistry carries over into this film quite well. The music is enchanting. All the way around, a great film.