Product Description

Australia released, PAL/Region 4 DVD:it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ),SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access,SYNOPSIS: Monty Python's Michael Palin plays an Oxford don with acute female trouble in American Friends. While on holiday in the Swiss Alps, Palin crosses the path of American tourist Connie Booth and her adopted daughter Trini Alvarado. Both women express an inordinate desire for the bookish Palin, leading to profound changes in the lives of all concerned. Michael Palin insists that the plot of American Friends was drawn from an actual incident in the life of his own great-grandfather. The film unfolds like a good novel; slow on the uptake, but fascinating once it gets going.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #105451 in DVD
• Formats: Import, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 95 minutes

Features

• THIS DVD WILL NOT WORK ON STANDARD US DVD PLAYER

Customer Reviews

Wonderful True Story
American Friends [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - Australia ]
What an absolutely lovely story...gently paced with a great cast. The best part is that it's true...about Michael Palin's grandfather...the story garnered from diaries.
I had been looking for yrs for this title on dvd & finally found it! It's a keeper!
This is Michael Palen in wonderful form... He is quite versatile, comedian, actor, writer, explorer, etc.

American Friends
Francis Ashby (Michael Palin) a middle-aged Oxford tutor on a hiking trip in Switzerland 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, and therefore, he is rather surprised when they arrive in Oxford and intend to stay...

The plot was based on a real-life incident involving Palin's great-grandfather, Edward Palin.

It is truly the best film I have ever seen, remarkably moving and touching - a delightful production.
Michael Palin is truly one of the finest actors ever and I must thank him for sharing the story of his great-grandfather with us.