Drama ·Romance · United Kingdom · 1991 · 1h 48m

Where Angels Fear to Tread

Where Angels Fear to Tread poster
Director
Charles Sturridge
Cast
Rupert Graves as Philip Herriton Helen Mirren as Lilia Herriton Helena Bonham Carter as Caroline Abbott Barbara Jefford as Mrs. Herriton Judy Davis as Harriet Herriton Thomas Wheatley as Mr. Kingcroft
Crew
Michael Coulter — Director of Photography Peter Coulson — Editor Rachel Portman — Original Music Composer Charles Sturridge — Screenplay Derek Granger — Screenplay Tim Sullivan — Screenplay
Tagline

Only one thing could come between Lilia and her Italian lover… her in-laws.

Synopsis

An English widow goes to Italy, falls in love with a dentist's son and marries him, against her straitlaced family's wishes.

Trailer Where Angels Fear to Tread — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookwidowmarriagetuscany, italyfamily disapproval1900scautionaryantagonisticauthoritariancondescendingdefiant
Key Collaborators
Charles Sturridge Director Michael Coulter Director of Photography Peter Coulson Editor Rachel Portman Original Music Composer Charles Sturridge Screenplay Derek Granger Screenplay Tim Sullivan Screenplay E.M. Forster Novel Derek Granger Producer Simon Holland Production Design Monica Howe Costume Design
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