Rev. Francis Ashby
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American Friends is a 1991 British film starring Michael Palin. It was written by Palin and its director, Tristram Powell . Plot. Palin plays Francis Ashby, a senior Oxford professor on holiday in the Swiss Alps in 1861. There he meets the American Caroline Hartley ( Connie Booth) and her 18-year-old ward Elinor ( Trini Alvarado ).
A British professor falls for an American woman and her daughter on vacation in the Alps, but faces challenges when they visit him at Oxford. IMDb provides cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more for this film.
Francis Ashby (Michael Palin) is a Victorian-era Oxford instructor who takes a trip to Switzerland, where he befriends vacationing American Caroline Hartley (Connie Booth) and her teenage...
A comedy film about a British don who falls for two American women on vacation in the Alps. They visit him at Oxford, where their presence is frowned upon by the college rules.
Francis Ashby, a senior Oxford don on holiday alone in the Alps, meets holidaying American Caroline and her companion Elinor, the blossoming Irish-American girl she adopted many years before.
Mar 22, 1991 · Francis Ashby, a senior Oxford don on holiday alone in the Alps, meets holidaying American Caroline and her companion Elinor, the blossoming Irish-American girl she adopted many years before. Ashby finds he enjoys their company, particularly that of Elinor, and both the women are drawn to him.
Reverend Francis Ashby, a stuffy professor at St. John's College Oxford, heads for a holiday in Switzerland and meets 2 American women. His life becomes complicated when they show up later just as he is about to be named President of his college. 21 IMDb 6.4 1 h 35 min 1993. X-Ray PG.
