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      PG 1991 1h 53m Drama List
      64% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 53% Audience Score 500+ Ratings When a rich widow, Lilia (Helen Mirren), visits Tuscany with her friend Caroline (Helena Bonham Carter), she falls in love with Gino (Giovanni Guidelli), a poor man. Lilia's former mother-in-law, Irma (Judy Davis), doesn't think the marriage is a suitable one, but she can't convince Lilia to return to England. When Lilia dies in childbirth, Irma sends her son, Philip (Rupert Graves), to bring the child back, but he encounters multiple obstacles, including his newfound infatuation with Italy. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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      Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: C Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Rated: 3/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Where Angels Fear to Tread was released in England last summer, and has the misfortune to open here just before Howards End, one of the year's best films. If you have time to see only one Forster this year, Angels is not the one. Rated: 2/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Katherine Monk Vancouver Sun Every actor turns in a solid, balanced and detailed performance. Rated: 4/4 Aug 16, 2021 Full Review Malcolm Johnson Hartford Courant Ascends into a romantic tragedy that nearly rivals earlier film versions of E.M. Forster novels. Apr 10, 2018 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Aug 10, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Sn H A film about females overstepping the mark and meddling and how males swept along with it suffer the consequences. That's the message I took from the film, it was set in a time of major social upheaval in Britain which made me wonder was that just a coincidence, it's very well acted and easy on the eye. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/07/23 Full Review Audience Member This film was exhausting! I'm glad I didn't read the book. Would've been a waste of time. Terrible storyline...the only thing correct was the way English people were back then. Conceited, selfish, judgemental, opinionated and arrogant. Hated the way they got away with kidnapping and manslaughter. Stupid ending. Don't even bother to watch the start. The half star is for the Italian location. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Horrible story line and mumbling dialog. A baby gets kidnapped and dies in the process, yet nobody is so much as arrested. Instead, they go about their merry way. Great cinematography and production quality; too bad it was wasted on such complete trash. Don't waste your time. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Having not read the novel, the film take an unexpected detour halfway that almost turns it into two completely different films. A terrific performances by Rupert Graves is the glue that hold it together, though. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member good brit costume drama Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Intriguing if a little stuffy, this period romp often falls in the shadow of similar E. M. Forster adaptions but deserves to be seen due to its fine acting and somewhat unconventional story. Mirren, Carter, Davis and Graves are each on fine form playing a group of pompous Brits who fall in love with Italian romanticism, only to find themselves trapped in a dramatic chain of events involving death, marriage and children. As you would expect from any Merchant-Ivory drama, the artistic achievement is high, and though the more dramatic moments are a bit over-ripe at times, the story and its era lend themselves well to a touch of melodrama. The film will undoubtedly play out too slowly for some, but the rewards are generally good enough to warrant your time. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis When a rich widow, Lilia (Helen Mirren), visits Tuscany with her friend Caroline (Helena Bonham Carter), she falls in love with Gino (Giovanni Guidelli), a poor man. Lilia's former mother-in-law, Irma (Judy Davis), doesn't think the marriage is a suitable one, but she can't convince Lilia to return to England. When Lilia dies in childbirth, Irma sends her son, Philip (Rupert Graves), to bring the child back, but he encounters multiple obstacles, including his newfound infatuation with Italy.
      Director
      Charles Sturridge
      Producer
      Derek Granger
      Production Co
      WGBH, Chestermead, BBC America
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 21, 2018
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $1.4M
      Runtime
      1h 53m
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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