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A Month by the Lake

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A Month by the Lake
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Irvin
Written byTrevor Bentham
Produced byRobert Fox
Starring
CinematographyPasqualino de Santis
Edited byPeter Tanner
Music byNicola Piovani
Distributed byMiramax Home Entertainment
Release date
  • September 22, 1995 (1995-09-22)
Running time
92 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2,101,087

A Month by the Lake is a 1995 romantic comedy starring Vanessa Redgrave, Edward Fox and Uma Thurman. It is directed by John Irvin and is based on the novel by H.E. Bates. Parts of the movie scenes were filmed in Varenna, Bellagio and Lierna area, Lake Como.

Plot

In 1913, spinster Miss Bentley (Vanessa Redgrave) enjoyed spending her summer holiday in Lake Como, Italy, with her father before World War I. The year is now 1937, and her father has recently died. To clear the air, she returns to Lake Como on her own to spend a month's summer holiday.

She meets a bachelor named Major Wilshaw (Edward Fox) and becomes interested in him. But a young American girl named Miss Beaumont (Uma Thurman) arrives and flirts with the major.

Awards

In 1996, Redgrave was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, losing to Nicole Kidman for To Die For.