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Hotel Portofino S1


A heady historical drama about a British family who establish a hotel for upper class travelers on the magical Italian Riviera during the ‘Roaring 20s’. The Hotel has only been open a few weeks, but already the problems are mounting for its co-proprietor and moving spirit, Bella Ainsworth (Natascha McElhone): she’s short of staff and ready money; her guests, including the imperious Lady Latchmere (Anna Chancellor), are demanding and hard-to-please; and she’s being targeted by a scheming and corrupt local politician, Signor Danioni (Pasquale Esposito), who threatens to drag her into the red-hot political cauldron of Mussolini’s Italy. Set in the breathtakingly beautiful resort of Portofino, Hotel Portofino is a story of personal awakening at a time of global upheaval and of the liberating influence of Italy’s enchanting culture, climate, and cuisine on British ‘innocents abroad’.

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Language Eng
Director Adam Wimpenny
Cast Natascha McElhone, Anna Chancellor, Mark Umbers, Oliver Dench, Daniele Pecci, Louisa Binder