Based on the novella by william trevor, this is a charming, evocative drama about a group of travelers in italy who find solace and friendship after being thrown together by tragedy. Characters are stereotypes with little motivation and no development. My house in umbria is more frustrating than engaging. After surviving a terrorist attack on an italian train line, romance novelist emily delahunty maggie smith opens up her italian villa and solitary life to a trio of stranded survivors. This is the second movie ive seen lately that took place in a beautiful countryside italian villa.
Rent my house in umbria 2003 on dvd and bluray dvd. After surviving a gruesome terrorist attack on an italian train line, romance novelist mrs. Richard loncraines adaptation of william trevors my house in umbria stars maggie smith as novelist emily. Film casa din umbria my house in umbria filme 2003 filme. Umbria italy tuscany william trevor maggie smith italian garden movie characters my house cinema film. To answer your questions regarding where this movie was filmed, here is some information that i have managed to gather about the locations. I collected more than just a few pictures from the hbo film my house in umbria which i really love, because of the beautiful landscape and mainly because of the divine maggie smith in the role.
The film stars maggie smith and chris cooper, and was directed by richard loncraine. The bbc is not responsible for the content of external websites. Visit cortona, where under the tuscan sun was filmed. I found myself bored and often upset at how ridiculous certain plotlines played out. Be transported to italy with a fantastic film like roman holiday, pictured here. Even if you cant get to italy right now, you can feel transported there with the sights and sounds of. My house in umbria tv movie 2003 movies, tv, celebs, and more. With alex etel, timothy spall, maggie smith, christopher villiers. Aug 06, 2009 my house in umbria is a wonderful, gentle picture starring the legendary maggie smith as mrs. May 15, 2003 maggie smith plays a heartonsleeve novelist in the deeply felt my house in umbria. Costars include jeanne tripplehorn as jacqueline kennedy little edies cousin and ken howard as phelan beale little edies father. My house in umbria 2003 directed by richard loncraine. On a trip to rome, her train was bombed by terrorists and having survived the blast, mrs.
My house in umbria dvd midcontinent public library. My house in umbria dvd whatcom county library system. My house in umbria dvd north vancouver district public. My house in umbria is a superb adaptation of william trevors novella about four strangers who bond in an italian villa following a terrorist attack. My house in umbria dvd fraser valley regional library. Umbria and the nearby lands of arezzo, in tuscany, are locations loved by movie directors from all over the world, and on many occasions have been selected as the sets of hit movies. An unlikely group of people find solace and friendship after being thrown together in the wake of a terrorist attack. Though she recovers fairly rapidly from her ordeal, three others a german journalist a british general and a. My house in umbria is the sort of film you might expect from merchant ivory. My house in umbria richard loncraine, 2003 filmed in part in tuscany. My house in umbria is a wonderful, gentle picture starring the legendary maggie smith as mrs.
This hbo production, worldpreemed at santa barbara film festival and set to be aired in may, maintains the outlets unassailable track record. Shes in her usual commanding form as emily delahunty. Emily delahunty, a british romance novelist living in italy. Director richard loncraines hbo cable movie features glorious vistas but is a weakkneed and overly sentimental tale of tea and terrorism. Tuscany had already begun to appear in films at the beginning of the 1900s. A haunting ghost story spanning two worlds, more than a century apart. Emily delahunty dame maggie smith opens up her home and solitary.
If you are visiting florence and you feel like going on a group tour to cortona, contact. Films shot in tuscany famous movies filmed in florence and the towns of tuscany, italy. Mar 12, 2003 my house in umbria is a superb adaptation of william trevors novella about four strangers who bond in an italian villa following a terrorist attack. The soundtrack is augmented with various classical and pop cues that retain the overall unhyped mood. A charming, evocative drama about a group of travelers in italy who find solace and friendship after being thrown together by tragedy.
Rent my house in umbria 2003 starring maggie smith and chris cooper on dvd and bluray. Information about the movie on drama, uk italy, 2003, 103 min. My house in umbria dvd greene county public library. Chris weitz, 2010, part 2 of a vampire movie aimed at teenage girls, is partly set in. Isuzu sento isuzu sento is the lead female character in the light novel series and anime amagi brilliant park. When yearold tolly finds he can mysteriously travel between the two, he begins an adventure that unlocks family secrets laid buried for generations. Among the better known movies featuring or filmed in tuscany are. My house in umbria is the first trevor novella i had a bit of trouble engaging with the plot and characterization. From romantic comedies to science fiction, culture trip has compiled a list of some of the best movies filmed in chicago, so you can run around the city as a chicago transit authority token collector, a chicago suntimes reporter or even spiderman, without ever having to get up off your couch. Last night i was watching an old grace kelly movie with judy, judy, judy his name has slipped my mind, filmed in the s. Grey gardens is a 2009 american madefortelevision biographical drama film about the lives of edith bouvier bealelittle edie, played by drew barrymore, and her mother edith ewing bouvierbig edie, played by jessica lange. The film stars maggie smith and chris cooper, and was directed by richard.
Ive had the book for a while and since mel us irish short story week has been prolonged, i decided to read it now. It tells a simple story about love and hope, sadness and loneliness. My house in umbria was made for hbo and screened at the santa barbara film festival. Dont know if you watched my house in umbria the abc movie last night but set in around 1992 as there was a police alfa 155 and it featured the eccentric ladys alfa romeo 6c 2500 in the same color as this example see link. Emily delahunty maggie smith is an eccentric british. Last night i was watching an old grace kelly movie with judy, judy, judy his name has slipped my mind, filmed in. My house in umbria is one of two longer novellas contained in the book two lives. Romola henry king, 1924, a silent movie based on the novel by george elliot and set in florence in the 1500s, starring lillian and dorothy gish. Mrs emily delahunty, a 56yearold woman with a less than respectable past, had reinvented and installed herself in an enchanting villa by the italian countryside. I collected more than just a few pictures from the hbofilm my house in umbria which i really love, because of the beautiful landscape and mainly because of the divine maggie smith in the role. The versatile maggie smith is such a legend and won a deserved award as. Last but not least, reallife villa bramasole diane lanes home in under the tuscan sun lies nestled on a hill, just 3 minutes outside the city walls.
My house in umbria umbria message board tripadvisor. Maggie smith has already won an emmy for her performance in this pretty moderate cable movie. Filming locations in tuscany and umbria movie tours near. What is your favorite movie filmed in europe for the. It has charming moments, but overall falls flat as a coherent film.
Europe what is your favorite movie filmed in europe for the scenery. She plays emily delahunty, an aging woman sitting on the fortune shes amassed writing trashy romance novels. My house in umbria dvd daniel boone regional library. My house in umbria directed by richard loncraine available. Jan 16, 2014 home all articles all around italy 10 of the best movies on italy. When harvard symbologist robert langdon discovers the resurgence of an ancient brotherhood known as the illuminati, he flies to rome to warn the vatican, the illuminati. Rachael stirling is smashing natch shes diana riggss daughter in tipping the velvet. Adapted from william trevors novella of the same name, the madeforcable my house in umbria stars dame maggie smith as mrs. My house in umbria 2002 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
My house in umbria 2004, directed by richard loncraine. Information about the movie on umbria drama, uk italy, 2003, 103 min. Based on the novel by william trevor, this is a charming, evocative drama about a group of travelers in italy who find solace and friendship after being thrown together by tragedy. I cannot understand how my house in umbria was allowed to be released as is for it comes across as preachy, melodramatic, and judgmental. Delahunty decided to invite the other three survivors of her compartment to stay at her house during their. The atmosphere of this movie reminds me of tea with mussolini, but with a simplified plot whereas tea with mussolini has more characters and more serious drama, my house in umbria is lighthearted but you feel just as sympathetic for the characters. My house in umbria, adapted for television by hugh whitemore from a. Following in the beaten track of a year in provence and under the tuscan sun, my house in umbria begins with a bang as a terrorist bomb goes off on the train carrying expatriate romantic novelist. Would liked to visit the village that was shown as being on the road to the villa of mrs delahuntly maggie smith in the film my house in umbria it looked very interesting, not unlike dubrovnic in appearance, and appeared to be literally built on top of a rock face on a promontory in a valley. My house in umbria 2003 after surviving a gruesome terrorist attack on an italian train line, romance novelist emily delahunty maggie smith opens up her home and solitary life to a trio of. She is initially the director of the eponymous amusement park as well as the principal enforcer for queen latifa all hail her royal badness fleuranza. The enhanced image is one beautiful image after another, and marco pontecorvos photography has a good it really was this pretty feeling.
My house in umbria 2003 richard loncraine synopsis. Maggie smith plays a heartonsleeve novelist in the deeply felt my house in umbria. Aimees uncle thomas chris cooper comes to collect his niece. The narrative is so basic that it should have been impossible to muddle up such a. What is your favorite movie filmed in europe for the scenery. While on a shopping excursion to milan, emily barely survives a terrorist train bombing. The other, my house in umbria was equally eye catching and enjoyable. She soon forms friendships with each, but develops a special attachment to the young orphan aimee. My house in umbria is a 2003 hbo madefortelevision movie, based on the novella of the same name by william trevor and published along with another novella in the volume two lives. Sep 26, 2003 this is the second movie ive seen lately that took place in a beautiful countryside italian villa. Apr 17, 2019 my house in umbria is a made for hbo movie. Hbos dvd of my house in umbria wins us over with looks alone.