A MONTH BY THE LAKE
A film review by Ben Hoffman
Copyright 1995 Ben Hoffman
A Month By The Lake
Here is another film that should be nominated for an Oscar ... in just about every category. If you loved ENCHANTED APRIL, you cannot afford to miss A MONTH BY THE LAKE.
The stories of the two films are entirely different but the mood, the scenery, the acting have the same wonderful flavor that was found in ENCHANTED APRIL. Vanessa Redgrave (as Miss Bentley) has never been better. I sat transfixed as I watched this great actress do her stuff.
Miss Bentley has been coming with her father to a resort near Italy's famed Lake Como since she was a child. Now a middle-aged but beautiful and lively spinster, this is the first time she is there alone, her father having died that year. "Unmarried" would be a more accurate choice than "spinster."
Major Wilshaw, a wealthy and fascinating man ((Edward Fox) unexpectedly catches her eye. This is his first visit to the resort and she arranges to show him around. Despite some happenings that might have broken the light relationship they had, they somehow continue to see a lot of each other until the young and beautiful Miss Beaumont (Uma Thurman), a nanny to two children, makes a play for the wealthy Major. That is when things begin to happen; you will not want to miss a moment.
Directed by John Irvin
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-- Ben Hoffman
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