Directed by:
Philip HaasCinematography:
Maurizio CalvesiComposer:
Pino DonaggioCast:
Kristin Scott Thomas, Sean Penn, Anne Bancroft, James Fox, Jeremy Davies, Derek Jacobi, Massimo Ghini, Dudley Sutton, Clive Merrison, Gianfranco Barra (more)Plots(1)
Set amidst the expatriate community of Florence in 1938 -- during the rise of Fascism on the eve of World War II -- a penniless, widowed young British socialite, Mary Panton, travels to Italy to take up residence in the villa of some absent friends, only to find herself embroiled in a love triangle and political intrigue. When her much older friend Sir Edgar, a career-oriented diplomat, asks for her hand in marriage, then departs for a few days while she considers his proposal, Mary meets some provocative Anglo-Americans at a dinner party. Shortly thereafter, she develops a relationship with one of them, a dangerously appealing American man to whom she confides her dark secret. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Kristin Scott Thomas
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James Fox
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Jeremy Davies
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Derek Jacobi
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Massimo Ghini
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Dudley Sutton
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Roger Hammond
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Anne Ridler
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Barbara Hicks
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Ben Aris
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