Rent Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991)
3.2 of 5 from 69 ratings
1h 48min
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- Synopsis:
- Recently widowed and desperate to escape her oppressive, upper-class English in-laws, free-spirited Lilia Herriton (Helen Mirren) finds refuge in the ancient landscapes of rural Italy. There she impulsively marries the handsome Gino Carella (Giovanni Guidelli). But when a child is born, tragedy strikes, and Lilia's scandalized relatives embark on a plot to bring her young son to England for a "proper" upbringing.
- Actors:
- Helena Bonham Carter, Judy Davis, Rupert Graves, Helen Mirren, Barbara Jefford, Thomas Wheatley, Sophie Kullmann, Vass Anderson, Sylvia Barter, Eileen Davies, Siria Betti, Giovanni Guidelli, Anna Lelio, Luca Lazzareschi, Sergio Falasca, Giuseppe Vivenzio, Evelina Meghnagi, Gaetano Piro, Tullio Baccellini, Lea Burroni
- Directors:
- Charles Sturridge
- Producers:
- Derek Granger
- Writers:
- E.M. Forster, Tim Sullivan, Derek Granger, Charles Sturridge, Elizabeth Hart
- Studio:
- Prism Leisure Corp. Plc
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Helen Mirren
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Disappointing - Where Angels Fear to Tread review by EW
This could have been a brilliant film. Settings both in England and Italy were beautifully done with fine authentic costumes and period features. The masking of the sound by over-intrusive background music and background noise, eg at the main railway station, meant that it was often impossible to hear what the actors were saying. Many of the scenes were taken poor lighting conditions. A combination of these two factors meant that it was almost impossible to follow the story properly and understand the relationships of the different characters.
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