I suppose part of the reason I like little films like this is in reaction to the Hollywood over the top blockbusters.
The characters is this movie are well developed and believeable. The British lord looking for a wife that he can handle and that he can show off, and picking up Kristin Scott Thomas for cheap, he thinks.
Anne Bankcroft playing the insultated lying Princess, way over the hill, but trying to still pretend she is in the elites.
Sean Penn, Rowley, the American scoundrel with integrity.
Rather than rehash the main details which is what everyone else has done, I just wanted to try to balance the negative comments of some, saying that this movie I would very interesting and quite entertaining and delightful.
A light suspence costume drama set in beautiful Italy under the fascists. I gave it a 9.