My House in Umbria

My House in Umbria is a 2003 HBO madefortelevision movie, based on the novella of the same name by William Trevor and published along with another novella in the volume Two Lives. The film stars Maggie Smith and was directed by Richard Loncraine.

As the group recovers from their ordeal in which The General lost his daughter, and Werner lost his girlfriend and suffered considerable burns to his arm, the explosion is being investigated by Inspector Girotti Giancarlo Giannini, a local policeman. Responding to the warmth and kindness of Mrs Delahunty and the others, Aimee begins to speak again, while the local authorities seek out any relatives who might be able to take her in. They eventually locate her uncle, Thomas Riversmith Chris Cooper, a university professor in the U.S. He agrees to take Aimee back to the U.S. to live with his wife and himself, though they have little time for and no experience with raising children and are particularly concerned about trying to raise a child who has been through such a traumatic experience.Mrs. Delahunty grows to like her new housemates and invites the General and Werner to stay indefinitely. She also works hard to find common ground with Aimees uncle and tries to convince him to leave Aimee with her in Italy rather than taking the child back to America to a loveless home. Meanwhile, Inspector Girotti discovers that Werner was involved in the terrorist attack on the train. Mrs. Delahunty reluctantly admits that she has come to the same conclusion, but Werner departs in secret before he can be confronted. Although disappointed by the revelation, Mrs. Delahunty is delighted to learn that the General intends to stay on and that Thomas has allowed Aimee to remain as well. The film ends with Mrs. Delahunty embracing her new circumstances, having finally resolved her inner turmoil. ........

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