Virgin Territory (2007)

Director:

David Leland

Writer (WGA):

David Leland (written by)

Release Date:

6 March 2008 (Russia)

Genre:

Drama | Adventure | Comedy | Romance

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Marriage Proposal | Male Rear Nudity | Mother Superior | Horseback Riding

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
Clive Riche	...	Manghino
David Walliams	...	Cart Pusher
Riccardo Merra	...	Dead Man on Cart
Silvia Colloca	...	Sister Lisabetta
Chiara Gensini	...	Sister Caterina
Anna Galiena	...	Abbess, The
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	...	Mona
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	...	(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
Sam 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
Roberto Magagnini	....	lead man
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

Sound Department
Maurizio Argentieri	....	sound mixer: second unit
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 Patterson	....	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
Nicola Canonico	....	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
Gabriele Ragusa	....	assistant horse master
Gabriele Ragusa	....	stunts
Seon Rogers	....	stunts
Tom Struthers	....	stunts
Massimiliano Ubaldi	....	stunt performer
Sebastiano Vinci	....	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
Alex Reid	....	focus puller: second camera
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

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
Peter Clarke	....	music editor
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
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
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
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 Productions
• Zephyr Films

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paradise Group (2008) (Russia) (all media)
• Shaw Organisation (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Weinstein Company, The (2008) (USA) (all media)

Special Effects

• Senate Visual Effects, The

Other Companies

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

Also Known As:

Angeli & Vergini (Italy)
Angels and Virgins (USA) (working title)
Chasing Temptation (USA) (working title)
Decameron: Angels & Virgins (USA) (working title)
Decamerone, Il (Italy) (pre-release title)
Guilty Pleasures (USA) (working title)
Medieval Pie (France)
Medieval pie - Territoires vierges (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, nudity and some language.

Runtime:

97 min | Greece:93 min (DVD version)

Country:

Italy | USA | UK | France | Luxembourg

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bracciano, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Carthago Films S.a.r.l.

Quotes:

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...

Movie Connections:

Version of Decameron, Il (1971)

Soundtrack:

Tender

A more balanced review: so-so Medieval romp

It seems the other reviews either love everything about this, or hated it...

Well, I have to say for what it is, it is OK and watchable if you know you just want a no brainer evening.

It doess a real sense of fun without too much silliness and even a definite charm.

It is sexy, and has a fair amount of nudity, but it's all done in a spirit of fun...

It is a bit of Carry On, a bit of Romeo and Juliet, with sexy romance, and dashing sword fights, some decent one-liners and some running gags it all works if you're in the right mood.

The plot is a take on the Comedy of Errors, three suitors, one girl, but one is mean and nasty, the other falls in love with another girl, and one is her true love... it ain't Shakepseare but it is fun to see what happens next.

Nicely shot with good costumes and settings this is one to just enjoy for what it is: escapist comedy reasonably entertaining and fun...