Rosamunde Pilcher: With the eyes of love

Movie
Original title	With the eyes of love
Country of production	Germany , Austria
original language	German
Publishing year	2002
length	90 minutes
Age rating	FSK o. A. (no age limit)
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Director	Richard Engel
script	Christiane Sadlo
production	Petra Lüdecke
music	Richard Blackford
camera	Peter Badel
cut	Gisela Zick
occupation
	Jeannette Arndt : Caroline Page; Nick Wilder : Leo Walton; Jonathan Engel : William Walton; Horst Naumann : George Page; Rolf Becker : Paul Page; Christine Buchegger : Anne Priestley; Janette Rauch : Pamela Skermerton; Stefan Zimmermann : Harold Skermerton; Will Fawcett : Henry Duke;

With the eyes of love is the title of a German television film directed by Richard Engel from 2002. It is based on Rosamunde Pilcher's short story The Eye of Love and is part 43 of a ZDF film series with works by the successful British author. The leading roles are cast with Jeannette Arndt and Nick Wilder .

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The children's book author Caroline Page lives with her relatives Paul and George, who took her in more than fifteen years ago after the accidental death of their parents, on the family estate. When Caroline rushes to the aid of young William on a riding excursion, the young woman has no idea that it is the son of her great love Leo Walton. After the death of his wife Susan, Leo and his son spend their holidays in their native Cornwall, where he lives with his sister Pamela. Pamela would like to see her brother leave William with her and her husband. She herself lost her son as a result of a ruptured appendix and is complicit in the death of her child.

Caroline meets Leo again at a book presentation combined with a summer party. It's been almost ten years since she didn't see him because he moved to America because of his career. Both quickly notice that their long-suppressed feelings for one another have not died down. Caroline is having a hard time regaining confidence in Leo, who had left without a word to clarify.

In addition, Leo's sister Pamela is anything but pleased with her brother's relationship with Caroline, as she sees her plans for William endangered. She therefore tries with all means to torpedo a connection between the two and does not shrink from spreading stories of lies. When a serious problem arises in Leo's hotel chain in Seattle and he has to head back, she uses it for her own purposes. Caroline believes that Leo has left her a second time without a word and reacts accordingly. William informs his father, who comes back immediately and assures Caroline of his love. Shortly thereafter, he presented his small family to their new home, "Carrington Castle", the castle he and Caroline had dreamed of as children.

Highcliffe Castle , view from the south, in the film "Carrington Castle", a location for the film

Old Harry Rocks , featured in the film

Production notes and DVD

The filming location was Highcliffe Castle , on the border between Dorset and Hampshire west of Highcliffe and about 6 km east of Christchurch . The small town of Wimborne Minster , where Caroline and Leo visit the pub "The White Hart", served as another location . The film also contains recurring shots of the famous Old Harry Rocks chalk pillars , which are located on the Isle of Purbeck peninsula.

With the eyes of love was broadcast for the first time on September 15, 2002 by ZDF.

Since May 5, 2003, the film has been available on DVD along with another film in the series from ZDF Video. It is also included in the Rosamunde Pilcher Collection “The best films from 10 years of Rosamunde Pilcher”, released on January 15, 2014.