FILMING - 25 June  to 6 August 2007 (approx)
 

LOCATIONS:

Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Ostersund, Jamtlands Ian, Sweden

 
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...

   

RUN TIME:

94 Minutes

 
   

RELEASE INFO:

Canada... 7 September 2008 (TIFF )

Spain... 21 September 2008 (San Sebastian Film Festival)

France... 3 October 2008 (Dinard Festival du Film)

Poland... 17 October 2008 (Warsaw International Film Festival)

UK... 22 October 2008 (BFI London Film Festival)

Greece... 23 October 2008

USA... 7 November 2008 (American Film Market)

Estonia... 29 November 2007 (Talinn Black Nights Film Festival)

Spain... 8 May 2009

Portugal... 11 June 2009

Germany... 12 June 2009 (Emden Film Festival)

Poland... 12 June 2009

Netherlands... 9 July 2009

South Africa... 30 July 2009 (Durban International Film Festival)

Italy... September 2009

Belgium... 2 September 2009

Australia... 5 November 2009

AKA
Генуя – Russia
Génova – Portugal
Genova – Greece
Genua. Wloskie lato – Poland
Spálené mosty – Czech Republic (DVD title)
Un été italien – France



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

CAST:

Colin Firth... Joe

Hope Davis... Marianne

Catherine Keener... Barbara

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

Demetri Goritsas... Steve

Kyle Griffin... Scott

Gabriela Santinelli... Danny's Wife

Gary Wilmes... Dan

PRODUCTION COMPANIES:

 

Aramid Entertainment Fund

 

Film4 (funding)

 

Revolution Films

 

Moviola Film och Television AB (Sweden)

DISTRIBUTORS:

Dreamachine

Ledafilms (2009) (Mexico) (TV)

Odeon (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)

Wanda Vision S.A (2009) (Spain) (theatrical)

 

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