A Summer in Genoa (2008)

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94 min - Drama | Romance - 23 October 2008 (Greece)

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A man moves his two daughters to Italy after their mother dies in a car accident, in order to revitalize their lives. Genova changes all three of them as the youngest daughter starts to see the ghost of her mother, while the older one discovers her sexuality.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Colin Firth	...	Joe
	Perla Haney-Jardine	...	Mary
	Willa Holland	...	Kelly
	Catherine Keener	...	Barbara
	Hope Davis	...	Marianne
	Margherita Romeo	...	Rosa
	Alessandro Giuggioli	...	Lorenzo
	Dante Ciari	...	Fabio
	Gherardo Crucitti	...	Mauro
	Monica Bennati	...	Monica
	Angelica Moretti	...	Angelica
	Carlo Moretti	...	Carlo
	Sara Stewart	...	Susanna
	James Laurenson	...	Marianne's Father
	Gary Wilmes	...	Danny

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Storyline

How do children respond to tragedy? On an icy road near Chicago, Marianne dies in a crash, leaving Joe and their daughters, Kelly, about 16, and Mary, about 9. That summer, a friend from Joe's graduate student days, 20 years before, arranges a teaching job for him in Genoa. When they arrive in June, Joe starts teaching and the girls have the summer before school starts: Kelly quickly falls in with youths her age; their club and beach life leads to sexual awakening. Mary, burdened by guilt for her mother's death, is solitary. The girls take piano lessons, Mary draws, and she also sees and talks to her mother. Joe asks them, "Are you okay?", but is that enough? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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Drama | Romance

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Rated R for language, some sexuality and drug use See all certifications »

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Italian | English

Release Date:

23 October 2008 (Greece) See more »

Also Known As:

Genova See more »

Filming Locations:

Camogli, Genoa, Liguria, Italy See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revolution Films, Aramid Entertainment Fund, Film4 See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Canada: 94 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Goofs

Factual errors: On their way from the airport, when they pass in the car in front of a fresco of Saint George fighting against the dragon, Ms. Keener says that Saint George is the Saint Patron of Genova. Now, it's true that Saint George has a strong link to the history of the city: the banner bears the cross of Saint George, in the middle ages the Bank which funded expeditions overseas (by the way it's the building that shows the fresco seen in the movie) was named after Saint George etc. but the Patron of Genova, since XIII century, is John the Baptist and he came to be after Genoese crusaders (First crusade) brought back from Holy Land his ashes, which are still kept in the Cathedral. See more »

A Summer in Genoa (2008)
Genova (original title)

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