| A Month by the Lake | |
| Director: | John Irvin |
| Producer: | Robert Fox |
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| Music: | Nicola Piovani |
| Cinematography: | Pasqualino de Santis |
| Editing: | Peter Tanner |
| Distributor: | Miramax Films |
| Runtime: | 92 minutes |
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| Language: | English |
| Gross: | $2,101,087 |
A Month by the Lake is a 1995 romantic comedy film starring Vanessa Redgrave, Edward Fox and Uma Thurman. The picture is directed by John Irvin and is based on the story by H.E. Bates.[1] The supporting cast features Alida Valli and Alessandro Gassman.
In 1937, two years before World War II, a spinster named Miss Bentley has returned to Lake Como to spend a month's summer holiday to heal herself from the grief of her father's recent death. While there, she meets a bachelor named Major Wilshaw and develops some feelings for him. However, a young American girl named Miss Beaumont arrives and flirts with the major out of sheer boredom, leading him to believe she's actually interested in him.
In a contemporary review Roger Ebert called the film; "a sly romantic comedy about a collision of sex, ego, will and pride, all peeping out from beneath great thick layers of British reticence. Its delights are wrapped in a lavish production in a beautiful time and place."[2]
In 1996, Redgrave was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy,[3] losing to Nicole Kidman for To Die For.[4] This marks John Irvin's first Golden Globe nominated film.