When married British women Rose Arbuthnot and Lottie Wilkins decide to take a break from their respective spouses, they stay at a castle in Italy for a quiet holiday. Joining the ladies is Caroline Dester, a young socialite, and Mrs. Fisher, an older aristocrat. Liberated from their daily routines, the four women ease into life in rural Italy, and each finds herself transformed by the experience.
Miranda Richardson
as Rose Arbuthnot
Josie Lawrence
as Lottie Wilkins
Polly Walker
as Caroline Dester
Joan Plowright
as Mrs Fisher
Alfred Molina
as Mellersh Wilkins
Michael Kitchen
as George Briggs
Jim Broadbent
as Frederick Arbuthnot
Neville Phillips
as Vicar
Stephen Beckett
as Jonathan
Matthew Radford
as Patrick
Davide Manuli
as Beppo
Vittorio Duse
as Domenico
