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A Month by the Lake

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A British spinster (Vanessa Redgrave) eyes a factory owner (Edward Fox) who is infatuated with a young American nanny (Uma Thurman) at a resort in 1937 Italy.
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Mike Clark USA Today Vanessa Redgrave has never been more likable on screen than in her buoyantly athletic turn here. Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times A Month by the Lake is a sly romantic comedy about a collision of sex, ego, will and pride, all peeping out from beneath great thick layers of British reticence. Rated: 3.5/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Susan Stark Detroit News Rated: 2/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Neil Cohen Echo Magazine Rated: 4/5 Jul 29, 2007 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 1, 2005 Full Review Todd Jorgenson Denton Record-Chronicle Rated: 3/5 Apr 25, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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jon c Anything can happen at a vacation getaway whether romantic or drama filled It's 1937 in Italy right before World War II and the Lake Como resort has just reopened The owner has passed away and his daughter Miss Bentley has come back to heal from her recent loss She falls for a man named Major Wilshaw A new debutante named Miss Beaumont arrives and age starts to shake things up Vittorio Balsari then shows up showing an interest in Miss Bentley' even though she has a thing for Wilshaw A very classy cast from Vanessa Redgrave to Uma Thurman to Edward Fox to Alessandro Gassman The scenery is breathtaking in Italy. Classy actors and it reminds me of those old romance movies of the 40's and 50's. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review steve d Romantic comedy with little of both. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member This claims, Thanks also for that your said site lists also a 0.71 ( two hundred thirteen ( 213 ) ( mmxiii ) out of three hundred ( 300 ) ( ccc ) ) for its 'ninetyfive ( '95 ) ( 'xcv ) flick J. Irvin's ' ' Month By The Lake, ' ' and for that your said site's said review then recounts also that Ms. V. Redgrave's heroine finds herself dallying with an Italian local for fans.... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review ashley h A Month by the Lake is an enjoyable film. It is about Miss Bentley has been spending April at an elegant hillside villa on Lake Como for 16 years. Vanessa Redgrave and Uma Thurman give excellent performances. The screenplay is pretty good but a little slow in places. John Irvin did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the drama and romance. A Month by the Lake is a must see. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member (***): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] Funny and with a good cast. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Vanessa Redgrave is in her most charming role here. And I hated and loved Uma Thurman's character here. Beautiful, funny and sexy. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A British spinster (Vanessa Redgrave) eyes a factory owner (Edward Fox) who is infatuated with a young American nanny (Uma Thurman) at a resort in 1937 Italy.
Director
John Irvin
Producer
Robert Fox
Screenwriter
Trevor Bentham
Production Co
Miramax
Rating
PG
Genre
Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 18, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.1M
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Surround
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