My House in Umbria | 
 enlarge | Director: Richard Loncraine
Actors: Maggie Smith, Ronnie Barker, Chris Cooper, Benno Fuermann, Giancarlo Giannini
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 13556
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), German (Original Language), Italian (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: HBOD92032D
ISBN: 0783123892
UPC: 026359203220
EAN: 9780783123899
ASIN: B0000CE684
Theatrical Release Date: May 25, 2003
Release Date: November 25, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
An unlikely group of people find solace and friendship after being thrown together in the wake of a terrorist attack. Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 12/12/2006 Run time: 103 minutes Rating: Nr
Amazon.com
Falling neatly into the Enchanted April and Under the Tuscan Sun category, the made-for-HBO My House in Umbria boasts lovely Italian vistas and comforting Englishness. But it begins with a note of violence: on a train rolling through the sunny countryside, a terrorist bomb detonates, killing a handful of passengers. The strangers that survive recuperate at the villa of an eccentric but kindly romance novelist, also a survivor of the blast. She's played by Maggie Smith, who bustles through the role with a pleasing mix of gin and daffodils. Chris Cooper is an uptight American who comes to the villa to pick up his orphaned niece and bristles at the bohemian atmosphere. Director Richard Loncraine maintains the melancholy mood amidst the sun-dappled gardens of Umbria, but Smith really holds the film together with her authority and slightly tipsy humor. --Robert Horton
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 click and it's there November 3, 2008
C. Pritchard (Atlanta, GA USA)
I really like the suggestions Amazon gives when you are searching for products. This movie was an excellent choice. Maggie is such an interesting actor and this role suits her nicely. Thanks
My House In Umbria September 18, 2008
J. Tulini (NJ USA)
This is a quintessential Maggie Smith movie which takes place in the beautiful Umbrian countryside. The story is tender and the movie is artful. A great way to spend a relaxing Saturday afternoon.
5 Stars for Maggie Smith one of the best actresses of our times September 6, 2008
CMH (Illinois)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a movie of hope and healing.
Maggie Smith plays Mrs. Emily Delahunty, a English woman living out in the beautiful countryside of Umbria, Italy. She goes to do her monthly shopping, taking a train and there's a bomb on the train. Most of the people in the train car Mrs. D is with end up injured and once released from the hospital there is a ongoing investigation and they have nowhere to go, so they all go to recoup at the BEAUTIFUL Italian mansion of Mrs. D. (Note to myself, if I ever win the lotto that house is my very next purchase!)
The intricate playoff between the characters is interesting. The scenery is gorgeous and restful. All the actors are top notch. The little girl (Aimee, played by Emily Clarke) is adorable and I absolutely love this movie. I watch it when I need some comfort and beauty in my life.
In my own humble opinion, I believe that Maggie Smith is one of the best actresses alive on our planet today. She is a most complicated, graceful and fasinating person to watch and lends credibility to any performance that is lucky enough to be graced with her presence.
This is not an exciting shoot them up, blood and guts movie. It's a soft spoken, intricate thinking man's journey of things lost and found, injury and the process of healing.
The underlying message I got from this movie was: Maggie Smith's charactor, Mrs. D comes from a very sad and unstable background. She, like many people has her share of injuries that she has received on the journey of life. But one doesn't have to let the injuries we all receive make us miserable and mean. We can reach out, we can "be more human" we can survive and find happiness and it is sometimes when we are injured the most and reach out beyond ourselves and think of others rather then just ourselves that we find the most joy and reason for living.
It's a moving and enjoyable movie.
My only wish is we had more movies of this caliber.
Worth viewing when you've had a rough week and need some quiet comfort and beauty.
Delivery and opinion of DVD August 29, 2008
Ms. Margaret Blair
Product delivered quickly and in good order. DVD one of my favourite. This one a gift for a friend.
I need a ticket to Italy June 26, 2008
Carole L. Martin (Stroud, OK)
I am a fan of Maggie Smith and this movie really showed her talent. Her clothes in this movie were fabulous! The story of the train explosion and how she took in the survivors and the family that developed out of it was just lovely. Her care for the orphaned girl was so delicate and so sad at the same time. The scenery in the movie is wonderful, as well, and makes you want to get your passport out. I liked the happy ending the best, when all are reunited.
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