Storyline

Reverend Francis Ashby (Sir Michael Palin), a senior Oxford don on vacation alone in the Alps, meets vacationing American Miss Caroline Hartley (Connie Booth) and her companion Miss Elinor Hartley (Trini Alvarado), the blossoming Irish-American girl she adopted many years before. Ashby finds he enjoys their company, particularly that of Elinor, and both of the women are drawn to him. Back at Oxford he is nevertheless taken aback when they arrive unannounced. Women are not allowed in the College grounds, let alone the rooms. Indeed any liaison, however innocent, is frowned on by the upstanding Fellows.—Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

Plot Keywords

vacation, alps, mountain, written by star, victorian era, shyness, oxford university, may december romance, american abroad, 19th century, 1860s, based on true story, irish american, falling in love, bachelor, englishman abroad, reverend, switzerland, kiss, celibacy

Short Review

Delightful portrait of cross-cultural love that speaks softly but carries a lingering scent.

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