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Overview

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6.9/10   1,752 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
William Trevor (novel)
Hugh Whitemore (teleplay)
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Release Date:
25 May 2003 (USA) more
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Tagline:
When you open your door to strangers, you never know who might come in. more
Plot:
An unlikely group of people find solace and friendship after being thrown together in the wake of a terrorist attack. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 14 nominations more
User Comments:
Never has grappa played so central a role. more (53 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Maggie Smith ... Mrs. Emily Delahunty
Ronnie Barker ... The General

Chris Cooper ... Thomas 'Tom' Riversmith

Benno Fürmann ... Werner

Giancarlo Giannini ... Inspector Girotti

Timothy Spall ... Quinty
Libero De Rienzo ... Dr. Innocenti

Emmy Clarke ... Aimee
Cecilia Dazzi ... Rosa Crevelli
Anna Longhi ... Signora Barcini
Deirdre Harrison ... Phyllis, Aimee's Mother
Silvia De Santis ... Madeleine
Alison Cameron Adam ... General's Daughter (as Alison Adam)
Lynn Swanson ... Francine Riversmith
Taddeo Harbutt ... Young General
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
La mia casa in Umbria (Italy)
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Runtime:
103 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Quotes:
Aimee: Where's Werner?
Mrs. Emily Delahunty: Who?
Aimee: Werner. I haven't see him this morning, where is he?
Mrs. Emily Delahunty: Oh dear, we can't say...
Quinty: He went to live with some friends.
Aimee: What kind of friends?
Mrs. Emily Delahunty: Oh, just friends. Some rather special friends.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (2004) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Rosa's Song more

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13 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Never has grappa played so central a role., 6 March 2005
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Author: Tim Johnson from Fremantle, Australia

Seeing Maggie Smith's character start the day with a wee glass of grappa and end her day with another is not exactly what we have come to expect from this marvelous actor but these twists in William Trevor's novella are precisely what the viewer is presented with throughout this wonderful film. My statement is in no way meant to denigrate the scrip-it simply is a signpost indicating the varied paths that the viewer follows as the film progresses.

The visual beauty of the film is taken for granted because of its magical setting-it's just the many little detours taken by the characters during the course of the unfolding drama that kept this poor viewer from anticipating the unfolding script changes. I saw a film I didn't quite expect to see because the early publicity seemed to gloss over these script changes. However, the resulting movie was better and more interesting than any I could have predicted-in part due to the remarkable acting of the cast.

Maggie's character is the mover of the film and all events revolve around her. Her character is strangely ambivalent in that she at first sight is this straight laced woman who appears to do everything "properly" but as the film unfolds she shows many more aspects to her role. For me it was similar to watching an onion being peeled and I found each underlying layer more interesting than the previous. Chris Cooper's character was also intrigued by this unfolding but he didn't find what he saw as interesting as I did.

Try to watch this lovely, interesting film-you can spend your time in a theater in far worse ways.

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