A disparate party of Hampstead ladies find their lives transformed when they escape their husbands to holiday in the sunshine and beautiful surroundings of a small Italian castle.

From director Mike Newell (Four Weddings And A Funeral, Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire) comes this charming tale of four women who find Romance, hope and, ultimately, liberation during a month's holiday in an Italian villa overlooking the sea.

Academy Award Nominations: including Best (Adapted) Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress, Joan Plowright.

A disparate party of Hampstead ladies find their lives transformed when they escape their husbands to holiday in the sunshine and beautiful surroundings of a small Italian castle.

Miranda Richardson, Joan Plowright, Josie Lawrence & Polly Walker