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Where Angels Fear to Tread

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Where Angels Fear to Tread
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PG,1hr 52min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1991
Director:
Charles Sturridge
Distributor:
Image Entertainment
Starring:
Helena Bonham Carter, Judy Davis, Rupert Graves  ...more
Synopsis: A wealthy, upper-class British widow marries a much younger Italian man with disastrous results in this turn-of-the-century costume drama based on the E.M. Forster novel. After marrying into a wealthy family and then losing her husband, middle-aged Lilia Herriton (Helen Mirren) suffers under the disapproving yoke of her haughty mother-in-law (Barbara Jefford). At the suggestion of family friend Caroline Abbott (Helena Bonham Carter), Lilia leaves her young daughter and in-laws for a holiday in Italy, ... Full Synopsis
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Brian J. Dillard, AMG Review
All five E.M. Forster novels received cinematic adaptations in the '80s and '90s. Where Angels Fear to Tread is probably the least celebrated of the lot, but it's still a well-crafted period piece that capably translates the author's sex, class, and national conflicts into a thoughtful, mournful whole. The novel's central idea is that the failure to act is itself a form of action -- especially when ... Full Review
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Helena Bonham Carter
Caroline Abbott
Judy Davis
Harriet Herriton
Rupert Graves
Philip Herriton
Giovanni Guidelli
Gino Carella
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