Where Angels Fear to Tread

Where Angels Fear to Tread

Only one thing could come between Lilia and her Italian lover… her in-laws.

1991 · 108 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama, Romance

An English widow goes to Italy, falls in love with a dentist's son and marries him, against her straitlaced family's wishes.

Directed by Charles Sturridge · Written by Charles Sturridge

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