Where Angels Fear to Tread

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Summaries

After a rich Edwardian widow impulsively marries a handsome but poor Tuscan dentist and dies in childbirth, her English in-laws try to gain custody of the baby.

Around 1906, the widow Lilia Herriton (Dame Helen Mirren) meets a young man when she visits Italy and marries him. The man is only a dentist without a good name, and Lilia's relatives are clearly unhappy with her choice. Lilia dies while giving birth to a son, and two relatives travel to Italy to take care of of the baby, expecting no trouble from the father.—Mattias Thuresson

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Keywords
  • 1900s
  • italy
  • mother in law
  • sister in law
  • rich widow
Genres
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Jun 20, 1991
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English Italian
Filming locations Montepulciano, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Production companies Stagescreen Productions London Weekend Television (LWT) Sovereign Pictures

Box office

Gross US & Canada $1403033
Opening weekend US & Canada $42404
Gross worldwide $1403033

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 56m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

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