American Friends (1991)
An education in love
Francis Ashby, a senior Oxford don on holiday alone in the Alps, meets holidaying American Caroline and her companion Elinor, the blossoming Irish-American girl she adopted many years before. Ashby finds he enjoys their company, particularly that of Elinor, and both 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.
- Date of release
- 1991-03-22
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Director
- Tristram Powell
Casting
- Michael Palin — Rev. Francis Ashby
- Trini Alvarado — Elinor Hartley
- Connie Booth — Caroline Hartley
- Alfred Molina — Oliver Syme
- Bryan Pringle — Haskell
- Jonathan Firth — Cable
- Susan Denaker — Mrs. Cantrell
- David Calder — Pollitt
- Robert Eddison — Rushden - The President
- Simon Jones — Anderson
- Fred Pearson — Hapgood
- Ian Dunn — Gowers
Interesting facts
American Friends is a 1991 British film starring Michael Palin. Co-written by Palin and director Tristram Powell, the plot is based on a real-life incident involving Palin's great-grandfather, Edward Palin.
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