FILMING - 25 June  to 6 August 2007 (approx)
 

LOCATIONS:

Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

 
PLOT SUMMARY: .A ghost story about two American girls and their British father who move to Italy after their mother dies.
From Variety - LONDON — Colin Firth will star in Michael Winterbottom's contemporary ghost story "Genova," set to shoot next spring.
Firth plays a recently widowed man who travels to Italy with his teenage daughters in search of a fresh start, but cannot escape the ghosts of his past.
 

SYNOPSIS:
A contemporary family ghost story in the vein of Don't Look Now mixed with the sexiness of Stealing Beauty....

The exotic Italian town of Genova provides a fresh start for Joe (Colin Firth) and his two young daughters a family seeking new lives after the sudden death of their mother.

Kelly, the 16 year old, explores the sexy and dangerous underbelly of this mysterious new world.

While the youngest, Mary, has just seen the ghost of her mother wandering the streets.

Acclaimed filmmaker Michael Winterbottom directs a poignant tale of love and forgiveness...

   
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RELEASE INFO:

France ... May 2008 (Cannes Film Festival)

 
   
DIRECTOR:  Michael Winterbottom WRITER: Laurence Coriat, Michael Winterbottom
PRODUCER: Andrew Eaton, Michael Winterbottom CINEMATOGRAPHER: Marcel Zyskind
   

CAST:

Colin Firth... Joe

Hope Davis...

Catherine Keener...

Willa Holland... Kelly

Perla Haney-Jardine... Mary

Alessandro Giuggioli... Lorenzo

Kerry Shale... Stephen

Margherita Romeo... Rosa

Monica Bennati... Elena

Dante Ciari... Fabio

Gherardo Crucitti...Mauro

Trevor White... Michael

PRODUCTION COMPANIES:

 

Aramid Entertainment Fund

 

FilmFour

 

Revolution Films

DISTRIBUTION:

Dreamachine

 

 

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