"My House in Umbria" is all about Maggie Smith as a novelist and charming eccentric with a past who inhabits a rustic Italian villa. When a bomb destroys her train coach, she takes her walking wounded coachmates to her home and helps them convalesce as they slowly morph into an unlikely family of sorts. Overlaying the rumbling mystery of the bomb is a story of a mature woman's musings, contemplations, and reflections on life, love, and happiness. Superbly cast and wonderfully portrayed with every nuance nailed, "My House in Umbria" is what "Mrs. Dalloway" should have been. Recommended for anyone but most likely to be enjoyed by mature adults, especially the distaff. Bravo HBO! (B+)
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