![]() ![]() One plot follows the love tangle involving young Lucian Ainsworth, artistic and war-scarred, whose father is arranging a marriage between him and the lovely but insipid Rose, while Lucian is captivated by Constance, nursemaid to the daughter of Lucian’s widowed sister. ![]() Several plot lines unfold among the ensemble cast, peering into the lives of the fading British aristocracy, their servants, and local Italian culture. This drama set in a posh hotel in Portofino, Italy, successfully mixes the flavors of an Edwardian novel with Upstairs, Downstairs tensions and the trappings of British expat life in the Roaring ♂0s and the shadow of Mussolini. ![]()
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