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Plot. A recently widowed Englishwoman, Mary Panton ( Kristin Scott Thomas ), is staying at the villa of some wealthy friends outside of Florence, Italy in 1938. After meeting her old friend Sir Edgar Swift ( James Fox) at a party celebrating the Munich Agreement, she is surprised when he proposes marriage to her the next day.
Up at the Villa is a 1941 novella by William Somerset Maugham about a young widow caught among three men: her suitor, her one-night stand, and her confidant. A fast-paced story, Up at the Villa incorporates elements of the crime and suspense novel.
5 de may. de 2000 · The villa of the title is occupied by a temporary guest, Mary Panton (Kristin Scott Thomas), a pretty widow in her mid-30s. Her husband drank up and gambled away their money and himself. Now she depends on the kindness of friends. An old friend named Sir Edgar Swift has just journeyed over from Cannes to propose marriage to her.
Summaries. A widow finds choosing a new husband might not be her choice at all, as the actions of her various prospects confine her freedom. Over a handful of days in 1938, a penniless English widow, on vacation near Florence, Italy, considers the marriage proposal of an aging British aristocrat who is the newly-appointed Governor of Bengal, ...
19 de may. de 2000 · Up at the Villa: Directed by Philip Haas. With Kristin Scott Thomas, Sean Penn, Anne Bancroft, James Fox. A widow finds choosing a new husband might not be her choice at all, as the actions of her various prospects confine her freedom.
Up at the Villa es una novela corta de William Somerset Maugham, escrita en 1941. Trata sobre una joven viuda y sus relaciones con tres hombres. Es una historia de ritmo rápido que incorpora elementos de la novela de suspense. Esta novela corta ha sido adaptada al cine en el año 2000 por Philip Haas .
Plot. A recently widowed Englishwoman, Mary Panton ( Kristin Scott Thomas ), is staying at the villa of some wealthy friends outside of Florence, Italy in 1938. After meeting her old friend Sir Edgar Swift ( James Fox) at a party celebrating the Munich Agreement, she is surprised when he proposes marriage to her the next day.
