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The scenery in this film is lush, the acting strong. But the material wanders and falters.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
My House in Umbria
2003 · 1h 43m · TV-14
Drama, Mystery, TV Movie
Directed by
Richard Loncraine
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My House in Umbria
Overview
Emily Delahunty is an eccentric British romance novelist who lives in Umbria in central Italy. One day while travelling, the train she is on is bombed by terrorists. After she wakes up in a hospital, she invites three of the other survivors of the disaster to stay at her Italian villa for recuperation. Of these are The General, a retired British Army veteran, Werner, a young German man, and Aimee, a young American girl who has now become mute after her parents were both killed in the explosion.
Director and cast
- Richard Loncraine Director
- Maggie Smith as Mrs. Emily Delahunty
- Ronnie Barker as The General
- Chris Cooper as Thomas 'Tom' Riversmith
- Benno Fürmann as Werner
- Giancarlo Giannini as Inspector Girotti
- Timothy Spall as Quinty
- Libero De Rienzo as Dr. Innocenti
- Emmy Clarke as Aimee
- Cecilia Dazzi as Rosa Crevelli
- Anna Longhi as Signora Barcini
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