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6.2/10   529 votes
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Director:
Gary Sinyor
Writers:
Stephen Deitch (additional material)
Paul Simpkin (writer)
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Release Date:
12 June 1998 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
I want my sexual awakening and I want it now!
Plot:
Aunt Agnes vainly tries to force Emily to marry boring Cedric by taking them to Italy and India hoping that Emily will forget about the handsome George. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Lighten up. more (19 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Peter Ustinov ... Horace
Prunella Scales ... Aunt Agnes
Georgina Cates ... Emily

Samuel West ... Edward
Robert Portal ... Cedric
Sean Pertwee ... George
Frank Finlay ... Hudson Junior
Brian Glover ... Eric
David Artus ... Hurdler
Kevin Furlong ... Hurdler
Nicholas Selby ... Don 1
John Boswell ... Don 2
Jon Croft ... Station Master
Charles Simon ... Hudson Senior
Anna Livia Ryan ... Rosie
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Period! (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
Spain:99 min | UK:94 min | USA:94 min
Country:
UK | India
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:L | Australia:M | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | Spain:T | UK:15 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Anzio, Rome, Lazio, Italy more
Company:
Cavalier Features more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Brian Glover's last film. more
Quotes:
Emily Ivory: I'm a beautiful, young virgin in Italy. I want my sexual awakening and I want it now! more
Movie Connections:
Spoofs Chariots of Fire (1981) more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Lighten up., 20 November 2000
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Author: Paul Creeden from Boston, MA, USA

This film kept me laughing all the way. Prunella Scales alone cracked me up totally! The Bonham-Carter parody was indeed weak. That was a pity, since she is the crown princess of Merchant-Ivory Land. Samuel West was brilliant at mocking the characters he DIDN'T play in the real Merchant-Ivory pieces. His fan scene with friend was fabulous. Ustinov didn't try very hard, as usual in his later career. But, as a Merchant-Ivory junky, I have to say that I was delighted at the opportunity to laugh at myself for being such a sucker for their formula. If you watch this film, you must be prepared to lighten up, or else it will be wasted on you.

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