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Up at the Villa
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- Summary: Adapted from a Somerset Maugham novella, the film is set in a 1938 Florence provincial town struggling to maintain its equilibrium as Mussolini's Fascists are consolidating their power.
- Director: Philip Haas
- Genre(s): Drama
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Positive: 12 out of 31
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Mixed: 18 out of 31
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Negative: 1 out of 31
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100The story has old-fashioned characters and situations, and Haas has sensibly filmed it in an old-fashioned way, stressing visual appeal rather than the story's sordid undertones. The acting is excellent, too.
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75This whole movie is about manners. There is sex and violence, but the movie is not about giving in to them; it's about carrying on as if they didn't exist.
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60Despite the prestigious talents involved, this is strictly "Minor Piece Theatre."
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35The total lack of sexual chemistry between them doesn't help. Frankly, I'd rather see Scott Thomas play a nun than sit through another one of these turgid romancers.
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