American Friends

American Friends is a 1991 British film starring Michael Palin.Palin plays Francis Ashby, a senior Oxford professor on holiday in the Swiss Alps in 1861.There he meets the American Caroline Hartley (Connie Booth) and her 18-year-old ward Elinor (Trini Alvarado).Ashby is drawn to them both, particularly Elinor, but is rather surprised when they arrive in Oxford and rent a house.The CD soundtrack composed by Georges Delerue is available on Music Box Records label.
Tristram PowellMichael PalinSteve AbbottConnie BoothTrini AlvaradoGeorge AkersGeorges DeleruePalace PicturesOxfordSwiss AlpsfellowsAlfred MolinaBryan PringleJonathan FirthRobert EddisonDavid CalderSimon JonesCharles McKeownRoger Lloyd-PackJohn NettletonAlun ArmstrongSheila ReidJo Stone-FewingsJimmy JewelWensley PitheyArthur HowardWriters' Guild of Great Britain AwardBox Office MojoRotten Tomatoes