My House in Umbria (2003)
On an average shopping trip to Milan from her house in Umbria, English born Emily Delahunty (Maggie Smith), an author of romantic novels, shares a train carriage with other travellers. When an explosion rips through the carriage, Emily, a retired English General (Ronnie Barker), a young German (Benno Furmann) and 12 year old American girl, Aimee (Emmy Clarke) are all injured but alive; Aimee’s parents and the young man’s girlfriend are dead. On their release from hospital, Emily invites the survivors to her house to recuperate - and wait for the authorities to locate Aimee’s relatives. Aimee is so traumatised she can’t speak, but Emily warms to her as if she were her own child. When Aimee’s uncle Tom (Chris Cooper) arrives, an academic who’s been estranged from Aimee’s family since before her birth, Aimee’s fate hangs in the balance. Meanwhile, Inspector Girotti (Giancarlo Giannini) is getting closer to solving the mystery of the bomb on the train.
