Virgin Territory (2007)

Director:

David Leland

Writer (WGA):

David Leland (written by)

Release Date:

6 March 2008 (Russia)

Genre:

Drama | Adventure | Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Anything Can Happen When You're In ... Virgin Territory

Plot:

Young Florentines regale one another in the Italian countryside while the black plague decimates their city. |

Plot Keywords:

Jealousy | Falling From Height | Bathtub | Threesome | Pole Dancing

Cast

Ryan Cartwright	...	Ghino
Christopher Egan	...	Dioneo
Craig Parkinson	...	Tindaro
Hayden Christensen	...	Lorenzo
Simone Spinazze	...	Andreuccio
Jay Villiers	...	Bernardo
Diego Guerra	...	Gerbino's Man on Wall #1
Ruffo Riccardo	...	Gerbino's Man on Wall #2
Tim Roth	...	Gerbino
Mischa Barton	...	Pampinea
Sasha Mesina	...	The Boy
Clive Riche	...	Minghino
David Walliams	...	Cart Pusher
Riccardo Merra	...	Dead Man on Cart
Silvia Colloca	...	Sister Lisabetta
Chiara Gensini	...	Sister Caterina
Anna Galiena	...	The Abbess
Rosalind Halstead	...	Filomena
Kate Groombridge	...	Elissa
Silvia Bruni	...	Lauretta
Giulia Bianchini	...	Francesca
Andrea Spinelli	...	Filostrato
Tommaso Cini	...	Panfilo
Maria Gabriella Dimichino	...	Pampinea's Sevant
Nigel Planer	...	Uncle Bruno
Matthew Rhys	...	Count Dzerzhinsky
Roberto Rasta	...	Count's Man #1
Tommasini Tito	...	Count's Man #2
Federico Ciuffolini	...	Count's Man #3
Andrea Celani	...	Count's Man #4
Katy Louise Saunders	...	Sister Maddalena (as Katy Saunders)
Elisabetta Canalis	...	Sister Gabriella
Maimie McCoy	...	Simona
Coral Beed	...	Monna
Rupert Friend	...	Alessandro Felice
Neil Edmond	...	Thin Bandit
James Rawlings	...	Short Bandit
Justin Edwards	...	Sensible Bandit
David Leland	...	Ricciardo
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gennaro Diana	...	Noble (uncredited)

Directed by
David Leland

Writing credits (WGA)
David Leland		(written by)

Produced by
Tarak Ben Ammar	....	producer
Roberto Cavalli	....	producer
James Clayton	....	executive producer
Chris Curling	....	co-producer
Dino De Laurentiis	....	producer
Martha De Laurentiis	....	producer
Lorenzo De Maio	....	executive producer
Duncan Reid	....	executive producer
Phil Robertson	....	co-producer (as Philip Robertson)
Lucio Trentini	....	line producer

Original Music by
Ilan Eshkeri

Cinematography by
Ben Davis		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jim Clark

Casting by
Lucy Bevan

Production Design by
Jim Clay

Art Direction by
Marco Trentini

Set Decoration by
Cynthia Sleiter

Costume Design by
Roberto Cavalli

Makeup Department
Hayat Ouled Dahhou	....	hair stylist
Giancarlo De Leonardis	....	hair designer
Maria Federico	....	hair stylist
Raffaella Iorio	....	makeup artist
Antonio Maltempo	....	makeup artist
Daniele Perosillo	....	hair stylist
Alessandra Sampaolo	....	key makeup artist
Stefania Santinelli	....	makeup artist
Fabrizio Sforza	....	makeup designer

Production Management
Federico Foti	....	unit manager
T. David Pash	....	production manager
Michael Solinger	....	post-production supervisor
Stefano Spadoni	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Griffin	....	second unit director
Ben Howarth	....	first assistant director
Tiziana Kinkela	....	crowd assistant director
Luca Lachin	....	first assistant director: Italy
Gianluca Mangiasciutti	....	second second assistant director
Samantha Smith	....	second assistant director
Luigi Spoletini	....	second assistant director
Andreas Kassab	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Maria-Teresa Barbasso	....	set designer
Federico Costantini	....	draftsman
Antonio Fraulo	....	property master
Samuele Giardina	....	stand-by painter
John Greaves	....	storyboard artist
Glauco Isidori	....	painter
Roberto Magagnini	....	lead man
Antonio Murer	....	metal armour
Antonio Murer	....	metal propmaker
Sebastiano Murer	....	assistant property master
Sarah Pasquali	....	assistant to production designer
Saverio Sammali	....	assistant art director
Saverio Sammali	....	set designer
Antonio Tarolla	....	assistant art director
Francesco Valento	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Maurizio Argentieri	....	sound mixer: second unit
James Bennett	....	adr recordist
James Boyle	....	sound designer
Robert Edwards	....	adr recordist
Robert Farr	....	sound re-recording mixer
Les Fiddess	....	foley artist
Peter Gleaves	....	adr recordist
Paul Huntingford	....	foley artist
Lionel Johnson	....	first assistant sound editor
Cecilia Lanzi	....	sound assistant
Gerard Loret	....	dialogue editor
Nick Lowe	....	adr editor
Duncan McAllister	....	foley recordist
John Midgley	....	production sound mixer
Clive Osborne	....	boom operator
Mark Paterson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jamie Roden	....	adr mixer
Steve Schwalbe	....	supervising foley editor
Nigel Stone	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nigel Stone	....	supervising sound editor
Andy Thompson	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Renato Agostini	....	special effects supervisor
Danilo Bollettini	....	special effects coordinator
Massimo Cardajoli	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Craig Allison	....	network and operations: The Senate VFX
Daniel Canfora	....	digital artist: The Senate VFX
Tim Field	....	visual effects executive producer
Turlo Griffin	....	digital artist: The Senate VFX
Mick Harper	....	digital artist: The Senate VFX
Sarah Hemsley	....	visual effects producer
Richard Higham	....	digital artist: The Senate VFX
Tim Jones	....	digital artist: The Senate VFX
Simon Leech	....	visual effects supervisor
Warren J. Mills	....	network and operations: The Senate VFX
Jeff North	....	digital artist: The Senate VFX
Jackie Rowson	....	digital artist: The Senate VFX
Rupert Smith	....	visual effects coordinator
Samantha Spacey	....	visual effects coordinator: The Senate VFX
Luigi Tommaseo	....	network and operations: The Senate VFX

Stunts
Mauro Aversano	....	stunts
Alessandro Borgese	....	stunts
Matteo Carlomagno	....	stunts
Ben Cooke	....	stunt double: Hayden Christensen
Gennaro Diana	....	stunts
Andrea Gattinoni	....	stunts
Steve Griffin	....	stunt coordinator
Jamil Hammaudi	....	stunts
Fred Kudjo Kuwornu	....	stunts
Luca Martella	....	stunts
Filippo Mattoni	....	stunts
Alessandro Novelli	....	stunts
Gabriele Ragusa	....	assistant horse master
Gabriele Ragusa	....	stunts
Seon Rogers	....	stunts
Tom Struthers	....	stunts
Massimiliano Ubaldi	....	stunt performer
Sebastiano Vinci	....	stunts
Mirko Zamperla	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Giampaolo Bagala	....	key grip
Roberto Bagalá	....	grip
Emiliano Bambusi	....	additional assistant camera
Roberto Barbona	....	grip
Roberto Diamanti	....	grip
Kevin Fraser	....	key grip
Giovani Gabriele	....	electrician
Keith Hamshere	....	still photographer
Lewis Hume	....	clapper loader
Nikos Kalimerakis	....	best boy rigging gaffer
Emanuele Lentini	....	electrician
Fernando Massaccesi	....	gaffer
Marco Massaccesi	....	electrician
Mario Massaccesi	....	electrician
Renato Massaccesi	....	electrician
Michael McDermott	....	gaffer
Nic Milner	....	camera operator
Alexander Reid	....	focus puller: second camera (as Alex Reid)
Sam Renton	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Marco Sacerdoti	....	o.b. camera operator
Marco Santarelli	....	grip
Pietro Tiberti	....	grip
Darren Vincent	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Zoe Whittaker	....	video operator
Peter Wignall	....	camera operator
Armando Orsolini	....	second assistant camera: additional (uncredited)

Casting Department
Michela Forbicioni	....	casting agent assistant: Italy
Shaila Rubin	....	casting agent: Italy
Alice Searby	....	casting assistant: UK

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Giuseppe Avallone	....	assistant costume designer
Peter Dundas	....	costume stylist
Fabio Feroce	....	costume stylist
Tiziana Magris	....	costume assistant
Elsa Malandra	....	tailor
Elena Mannini	....	costume supervisor
Adriana Mattiozzi	....	seamstress
Olga Michalowska	....	costume assistant
Maria Pia Viselli	....	seamstress

Editorial Department
Gavin Buckley	....	first assistant editor
Giorgio Conti	....	first assistant editor
Jolyon Haverson	....	post-production coordinator
Lindsey Morrow	....	second assistant editor
Jon Thompson	....	post-production consultant

Music Department
Jc Carroll	....	composer: additional music
Peter Clarke	....	music editor
Chad Hobson	....	composer: additional music
Julian Kershaw	....	orchestrator
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music producer
Andrew Raiher	....	additional music arranger
Jeff Toyne	....	orchestrator
Kirsty Whalley	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Fabio Mancini	....	transportation manager
Massimo Orlandi	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Katherine Armfelt	....	assistant to producer: UK
Eleonora Baldwin	....	script supervisor
Celia Bannerman	....	dialect coach
Simona Batistelli	....	production coordinator
Robert Benavides Jr.	....	executive assistant to producer
Finn Brandt	....	title designer
Francesca Budd	....	assistant to producer
Sabrina Canale	....	personal assistant: David Leland, Italy
Luke Carey	....	assistant to producer: UK
Vincenzo Clera	....	production assistant
Fabrizio De Angelis	....	chef
Michele De Leo	....	cashier
Elisabetta DeMedio	....	script translator
Veronica Falzon	....	production assistant
Ron Forder	....	accountant
Alessandra Fortuna	....	production assistant
Karen Fryer	....	script supervisor
Giuliano Ghiselli	....	location manager: Siena
Giampaolo Grassi	....	leather master
Moira Houlihan	....	unit publicist
Mira Husseini	....	film publicist
Non Jones	....	assistant accountant
Felice Lattes	....	crowd marshall
Cristina Leurini	....	catering manager
Francesco Lombardo	....	assistant: Hayden Christensen
Gialuca Mangiasciutti	....	production assistant
Mario Mercuri	....	payroll clerk
Mario Mercuri	....	payroll accountant
John Milles	....	post-production accountant
Gianluca Nardulli	....	publicity consultant
Joanna Paduano	....	assistant to producer
Bakul Patki	....	personal assistant: David Leland, UK
Jo Pond	....	production accountant
Angelo Ragusa	....	horse master
Luigi Riitano	....	accountant: Italy
Silvia Riolo	....	production secretary
Alessia Silvetti	....	production assistant
Valerio Stati	....	production secretary
Elena Tiberi	....	accountant
Daniel Virgulto	....	craft service
Aleanza Zanon	....	leather assistant

Thanks
Eva Cavalli	....	thanks
Carolyna De Laurentiis	....	thanks
Dina De Laurentiis	....	thanks
Daisy Haggard	....	thanks
Michael Palin	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Carthago Films S.a.r.l.
• Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
• Ingenious Film Partners
• Red Lion Sarl
• Zephyr Films

Distributors

• Shaw Organisation (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Momentum Pictures (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• Nordisk Film (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Paradise Group (2008) (Russia) (all media)
• Roadshow Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Senate Visual Effects, The

Other Companies

• Hyperactive Broadcast  editing equipment
• AFM Lighting  lighting
• Action Support Systems di Bianchi Massimiliano  action camera-car
• Action Support Systems di Bianchi Massimiliano  stunt equipment
• Brandt Animation  title and credit design
• Chromakey-Hire.Com  blue screen
• DDA Public Relations (DDA)  unit publicity
• Fatts  post-production script services
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  additional ProTools systems supplied by
• Goldcrest Post Production London  re-recording studio
• Goldcrest Post Production London  sound post-production
• Joe Dunton & Company  camera equipment provided by
• Sync Point  foley services

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, nudity and some language

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

Italy | UK | France | Luxembourg

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:M18 | Italy:T | Finland:K-13 | Australia:MA | Australia:MA (2009) | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

Bracciano, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Carthago Films S.a.r.l.

Trivia:

Final film produced by Dino De Laurentiis.

Quotes:

Lorenzo:[after getting waken up by the nun, getting discovered that he isn't deaf and mute] Ehmm... A miiiiiracle! I CAN SPEAK!

Movie Connections:

Version of The Decameron (1971)

Soundtrack:

Dada

Amusing Antics

If you're looking for an intelligent, well thought-out and realistic comedy, this is not the movie for you. Virgin Territory will never win awards, it will not be studied in film classes and most definitely will never be among the top movies ever made.

However, if you're looking for a movie with juvenile humour, ridiculous sex references and just an overall silly movie, you're in the right place. That being said, this movie is hilarious. With a rather famous main cast including Hayden Christensen, Mischa Barton, Tim Roth and Mathew Rhys, somehow, even Mischa Barton's acting doesn't stink as much as normal. But, hands down the best performances go to Tim Roth and Craig Parkinson. Tim Roth as Gerbino di la Ratta, the villain and Craig Parkinson as Tindaro, the artist/priest and narrator. How either of them kept a straight face with their lines is beyond me.

I can't say for certain, but there's no way this movie was made to be taken seriously. For crying out loud, they all have British accents when the movie is set in Florence, Italy during the Dark Ages. It follows the antics of six teenagers who flee Florence to escape the plague. What follows them is one Russian count, an evil villain out to steal a bride and a priest. Along the way they encounter a variety of obstacles and people, and somehow at least four sex scenes get thrown in before they reach their final destination.

It's an over-the-top teenage sex movie that is an excuse to have boob shots, with a lot of purposely eye-rolling puns and ridiculous situations. It's not remotely realistic, and definitely isn't meant to be. But it's not as excessively crude as the American Pie: The Naked Mile, and such but more akin to American Pie I. But with better music.

None of the above is necessarily bad; I found this movie to be a refreshing medium between overly sexed movies that try too hard such as the Scary Movie series, new American Pie movies and similar and the annoyingly stupid and obnoxious movies like as Knocked Up and 30 Year Old Virgin. Especially with lines like, "Tindaro: (narrating about Gerbinos sex-life) There isn't much going on under his pants. Funny, I've heard that he's the biggest dick in town..." how can you not laugh?