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Summer's Lease (1989)

1989-11-01 · 55m · EN
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Fortysomething wife and mother Molly Pargeter leads a stable but dull life in 1980s West London. She feels overweight and there is no passion in her relationship with her husband Hugh, who is secretly seeing another woman. For most of her life, Molly has found escape in detective novels and art books, especially on 15th-century Italian fresco painter Piero Della Francesca. Suddenly, in the small ads, she spots the details of a Tuscany villa to let, and after a viewing, she takes it for holiday.

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Martyn FriendDirector

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Susan FleetwoodSusan FleetwoodMolly PargeterJohn GielgudJohn GielgudHaverford DownsMichael PenningtonMichael PenningtonHugh PargeterRosemary LeachRosemary LeachNancy LeadbetterCaroline WaldronCaroline WaldronHenry PargeterVeronica LazărVeronica LazărBaronessa DulcibeneSuzanne HaySuzanne HaySam PargeterSamantha GlennSamantha GlennJack PargeterSiria BettiSiria BettiGiovannaGabrielle AnwarGabrielle AnwarChrissie KetteringAnnette CrosbieAnnette CrosbieConnie TapscottDenis LillDenis LillKen Corduroy

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What is Summer's Lease about?

Fortysomething wife and mother Molly Pargeter leads a stable but dull life in 1980s West London. She feels overweight and there is no passion in her relationship with her husband Hugh, who is secretly seeing another woman. For most of her life, Molly has found escape in detective novels and art books, especially on 15th-century Italian fresco painter Piero Della Francesca. Suddenly, in the small ads, she spots the details of a Tuscany villa to let, and after a viewing, she takes it for holiday.

How long is Summer's Lease?

Summer's Lease has a runtime of 55 minutes.