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  1. Up at the Villa is a 2000 romantic drama film directed by Philip Haas and starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne Bancroft, James Fox, Derek Jacobi, and Sean Penn. It is based on the 1941 novella Up at the Villa by W. Somerset Maugham.

  2. May 19, 2000 · Up at the Villa: Directed by Philip Haas. With Kristin Scott Thomas, Sean Penn, Anne Bancroft, James Fox. A widow finds choosing a new husband might not be her choice at all, as the actions of her various prospects confine her freedom.

    • (2.9K)
    • Drama, Romance
    • Philip Haas
    • 2000-05-19
  3. May 5, 2000 · Philip Haas' "Up at the Villa" is based on Maugham's novella about a group of British expats in Florence, enjoying their last days of mannered sloth before the outbreak of World War II.

  4. Up at the Villa is a 1941 novella by William Somerset Maugham about a young widow caught among three men: her suitor, her one-night stand, and her confidant. A fast-paced story, Up at the Villa incorporates elements of the crime and suspense novel.

    • W. Somerset Maugham
    • 1941
  5. Surrounded by the lush countryside of Italy, Mary Panton (Kristin Scott Thomas), a middle-aged and once-affluent widow, seems to have her financial future secured again when she attracts the ...

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    • Philip Haas
    • PG-13
    • Kristin Scott Thomas
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  6. Set amidst the expatriate community of Florence in 1938 -- during the rise of Fascism on the eve of World War II -- a penniless, widowed young British socialite, Mary Panton, travels to Italy to take up residence in the villa of some absent friends, only to find herself embroiled in a love triangle.

  7. May 5, 2000 · 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.