Hotel Portofino

2022 - 6 - 19

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'Hotel Portofino' Cast: Who Stars in PBS' New Period Drama? (Newsweek)

Natascha McElhone leads the cast as Bella Ainsworth, the owner of the eponymous hotel on the Italian Riviera who has to do not only with the rise of fascism, ...

Who plays her: Natascha McElhone, the British actor with a string of American roles under her belt. Who plays him: Louis Healy, whose last role was in British soap Emmerdale. He is also the brother of Matt Healy, lead singer of band The 1975. Who is Claudine: A Black dancer dealing with the prejudices of the 1920s, who is also mistress to Jack. Who is Melissa: A young hotel resident who is great-granddaughter of Lady Latchmere. Who is Bella: The owner of the Hotel Portofino whose dreams of a quiet life in the Italian sun are dashed by the events of the plot. Who is in the cast of Hotel Portofino?

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Sunday, June 19: Natascha McElhone Stars in Period Drama 'Hotel ... (Channel Guide Magazine)

All Times Eastern. PBS programming varies regionally. Sunday, June 19. Hotel Portofino PBS, 8pm. New Series! This period drama follows the Ainsworth family, ...

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'Hotel Portofino' Recap: Episode 1 (WTTW News)

English and English-speaking guests gather at Hotel Portofino on the Italian Riviera with different aims, although many of their goals revolve around money ...

He says he’s a member of the communal council, and that he knows everything that goes on in the area. Jack’s companion, Claudine, goes to bathe in the ocean in a striking—and scanty for the 1920s—swimsuit. She is watched approvingly by Roberto Albani, who is joined by Vincenczo Danioni and some toughs. Danioni later appears at the hotel and asks to speak to Bella in private. When Bella writes a letter that she sends to the post via a servant because she doesn’t want Cecil to see it, a man intercepts the servant and offers to carry it into town for her; she accepts. He sits with the lady through the night and suggests to Bella that she begin serving prune juice, and perhaps offer the lady a digestif. Lucian seems more drawn to Constance. In addition to caring for Lottie, Constance will also help out at the hotel, but Bella surmises that she doesn’t read very well after she looks perplexed by a menu. (Alice is bitter that her father is paying so much attention to her brother’s marriage but cares little about hers.) Rose’s mother Julia is in on the scheme—she and Cecil used to be a couple. Cecil believes painting is a waste of time—until the stylish American Jack Turner arrives at the hotel in a flashy car and admires Lucian’s paintings, which hang on the walls. Later, he interrogates Jack further and learns that the real fortune is in Renaissance art and its authentication. She wakes Anish and asks him to attend to Lady Latchmere: she is ailing and he is medically trained. Bella and Anish both are worried about Lucian. He was badly injured in the First World War, and while his physical wounds are healing he is not the man he once was. Cecil returns from Genoa in the wee hours and pockets some of the cash Bella has earned from the hotel before drunkenly approaching Bella in her room.

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'Hotel Portofino' Review: PBS Takes a Trip to the Italian Coast (Showbiz Cheat Sheet)

'Hotel Portofino' on PBS is an escapist period drama that will appeal to fans of 'The Durrells in Corfu' and 'Downton Abbey.'

The show also touches on more serious subjects in its portrayal of the rising threat of Fascism. Signor Danioni (Pasquale Esposito) is a scheming local official who is sympathetic to Mussolini. He doesn’t hesitate to use his power to influence what happens in town, and the Ainsworths quickly discover that their Englishness does not insulate them from his attempts at extortion. Several people (including an LGBTQ character who is a leader in the antifascist resistance) predict what the shifting political winds will mean for those who don’t fall in line, and it’s nothing good. Other characters include a fading tennis champ and his wife, a gracious Italian count, a corrupt local official who interferes with the Ainsworths’ business, an Italian maid who is having an affair with Lucian, and an English cook who can’t make heads or tails of the local cuisine. Hotel Portofino, which was filmed on location in Italy and Croatia, is gorgeous to look at. The large ensemble cast also includes Louisa Binder as Constance, a young woman with a secret who takes a job as a nanny of Alice’s daughter; a delightful Anna Chancellor as Lady Latchmere, a straight-laced hotel guest; and Assad Zaman as Anish, a doctor and close friend of Lucian’s. Lucy Akhurst plays the snobbish Julia, who arrives at the Hotel Portofino with her daughter Rose (Claude Scott-Mitchell) in tow. Money issues are a source of tension throughout the series, particularly between Cecil and Bella, whose nuanced, complicated relationship is one of the more interesting things about the show.

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Where is Hotel Portofino Filmed? (The Cinemaholic)

Created by Matt Baker, 'Hotel Portofino' is a period drama series that revolves around Bella Ainsworth and the mystery that unfolds in her British hotel ...

The production team traveled to other spots in the county to tape extra shots for the inaugural season of the drama series. Since the series is set in Portofino, it only makes sense that the production team utilizes the locales of the actual village for some pivotal shots. While the dramatic and mysterious narrative of the series makes for a nail-biting watch, the scenic backdrops of the ocean and luxurious hotel tend to make the audience wonder about the actual locations showcased in the drama series. ‘Hotel Portofino’ is filmed in Italy and Croatia, specifically in Liguria, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, and Istria County. Although the majority of the series is set in Portofino, Italy, many pivotal scenes are shot on location in Croatia, particularly in places where the production team finds similarities with Italian landscapes. Now, let’s lose ourselves in the picturesque locations that serve as filming sites for the series! Created by Matt Baker, ‘Hotel Portofino’ is a period drama series that revolves around Bella Ainsworth and the mystery that unfolds in her British hotel named Hotel Portofino. Set in the 1920s, the matriarch Bella wants her lavish hotel to be a home away from home for mainly British travelers but also certain demanding guests from other corners of the world.

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