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      Up at the Villa

      2000, Drama, 1h 54m

      60 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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      A poor script and an aimless plot keep this film from engaging the audience. Read critic reviews

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      Up at the Villa (2000) Up at the Villa (2000) Up at the Villa (2000) Up at the Villa (2000) Up at the Villa (2000) Up at the Villa (2000) Up at the Villa (2000) Up at the Villa (2000) Jeremy Davies and Kristin Scott Thomas in USA Films' Up At The Villa Director Philip Haas and Sean Penn on the set of USA Films' Up At The Villa Kristin Scott Thomas, Sean Penn and Anne Bancroft in USA Films' Up At The Villa Kristin Scott Thomas and director Philip Haas on the set of USA Films' Up At The Villa

      Movie Info

      Surrounded by the lush countryside of Italy, Mary Panton (Kristin Scott Thomas), a middle-aged and once-affluent widow, seems to have her financial future secured again when she attracts the notice of a wealthy wife-seeking diplomat (James Fox). But her fate turns when she meets bold American Rowley Flint (Sean Penn). Though he is married, the two cannot deny their passion and soon begin a complicated relationship that involves covering up a scandal and continuing deceit.

      • Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Elements)

      • Genre: Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Philip Haas

      • Producer: Geoff Stier

      • Writer: Belinda Haas, W. Somerset Maugham

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $2.9M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: USA Films

      • Production Co: Intermedia Films, Universal Pictures, October Films, Mirage Enterprises

      • Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby Stereo

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Sean Penn
      Anne Bancroft
      James Fox
      Jeremy Davies
      Derek Jacobi
      Massimo Ghini
      Dudley Sutton
      David Brown
      Stanley F. Buchthal
      Guido Cerasuolo
      Guy East
      Davien Littlefield
      Arnon Milchan
      Sydney Pollack
      Nigel Sinclair
      Pino Donaggio
      Maurizio Calvesi
      Belinda Haas
      Paul Brown
      Paul Brown
      Nuala Conway

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      • Sep 09, 2011

        I had almost forgotten how dashing Sean Penn used to be quite a few years ago. The combination of Kristin Scott Thomas, and Sean Penn, is quite good in this nice little period drama. Slow moving...but nice.

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      • Sep 14, 2007

        I found the movie interesting. Mary has problems. She has no money, and she has been unlucky in marriage. She is proposed to by an Englishman quite a bit older than her. Now does she marry for convenience or not. Of course a young Sean Penn complicates things, and a local immigrant complicates things even more!

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