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...
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| Colin Firth | ... |
Joe
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| Perla Haney-Jardine | ... |
Mary
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| Willa Holland | ... |
Kelly
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| Catherine Keener | ... |
Barbara
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| Hope Davis | ... |
Marianne
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Margherita Romeo | ... |
Rosa
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| Alessandro Giuggioli | ... |
Lorenzo
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Dante Ciari | ... |
Fabio
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Gherardo Crucitti | ... |
Gerry
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Monica Bennati | ... |
Monica
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Angelica Moretti | ... |
Angelica
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Carlo Moretti | ... |
Carlo
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| Sara Stewart | ... |
Susanna
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| James Laurenson | ... |
Marianne's Father
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| Gary Wilmes | ... |
Danny
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| Gaby Santinelli | ... |
Danny's Wife
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| Kerry Shale | ... |
Stephen
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Sune Frontani | ... |
Eva
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| Demetri Goritsas | ... |
Demetri
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Ellen Sheean | ... |
Elderly Aunt
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| Trevor White | ... |
Mike
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Kyle Griffin | ... |
Scott
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Olivia Cumming | ... |
Dee
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Riccardo Cauda | ... |
Elderly Landlord
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Laura Iadeluca | ... |
Headmistress
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Livio Basou | ... |
University Student 1
(as Livio Basoli)
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Barbara Sforzini | ... |
University Student 2
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| Kieran O'Brien | ... |
Reading Sonnet (voice)
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Stefano Barabino | ... |
Alessandro
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Giulio Enante | ... |
Policeman
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Bradley Cumming | ... |
Kelly & Mary's Cousin
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Drew Cumming | ... |
Kelly & Mary's Cousin
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Brie Eagan | ... |
Kelly & Mary's Cousin
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Zachary Griffin | ... |
Kelly & Mary's Cousin
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Amanda Griffin | ... |
Kelly & Mary's Cousin
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Lauren Peterson | ... |
Kelly & Mary's Cousin
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Hannah Peterson | ... |
Kelly & Mary's Cousin
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Kyle Peterson | ... |
Kelly & Mary's Cousin
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Morgan Peterson | ... |
Kelly & Mary's Cousin
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Abree Peterson | ... |
Kelly & Mary's Cousin
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Matteo Repetto | ... |
Matteo
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Andrea Acquarone | ... |
Lorenzo's Friend
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Manuela Parodi | ... |
Lorenzo's Friend
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Mattia Mor | ... |
Lorenzo's Friend
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Federico Cigarini | ... |
Fabio's Friend
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Carmelo Mineo | ... |
Fabio's Friend
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Lucio Dellagiacoma | ... |
Fabio's Friend
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Directed by
| Michael Winterbottom | ||
Written by
| Laurence Coriat | ... | (screenplay) |
| Michael Winterbottom | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Wendy Brazington | ... | co-producer |
| Mark Brooke | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Andrew Eaton | ... | producer |
| Simon Fawcett | ... | executive producer |
| Phillip Koch | ... | local line producer: USA (as Phil Koch) |
| Eiffel Mattsson | ... | local line producer: Sweden |
| Melissa Parmenter | ... | line producer |
| Tessa Ross | ... | executive producer |
| Michael Winterbottom | ... | producer |
Music by
| Melissa Parmenter | ||
Cinematography by
| Marcel Zyskind | ||
Editing by
| Paul Monaghan | ||
| Michael Winterbottom | ||
Editorial Department
| Helle Absalonsen | ... | digital intermediate head of film |
| Chris Beeton | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Richard Cradick | ... | on-line editor |
| Sinéad Cronin | ... | on-line editor |
| Jethro Harris | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Scott Hinchcliffe | ... | on-line editor |
| Jo McCaffery | ... | digital intermediate head of production |
| Mark Wilkinson | ... | home video mastering |
| Andy Wood | ... | on-line editor |
Casting By
| Wendy Brazington | ||
Production Design by
| Mark Digby | ||
Costume Design by
| Celia Yau | ||
Makeup Department
| Fiona Leech | ... | makeup designer |
Production Management
| Josh Hyams | ... | production manager |
| Tracey Josephs | ... | head of production: Film4 |
| Fiona Morham | ... | head of production: UK Film Council |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Livio Basoli | ... | second assistant director: Italy |
| Valeria Bullo | ... | third assistant director: Genova |
| Charlie Reed | ... | third assistant director: UK |
| Lucy Walton | ... | third assistant director: Genova |
| Anthony Wilcox | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Clem Blakemore | ... | art department assistant: UK |
| Michelle Day | ... | art department daily: Genova |
| Emma Field | ... | art director: UK (as Emma Field-Raynor) |
| Teresa Rocco | ... | assistant art director: Genova |
Sound Department
| Tim Barker | ... | additional sound mixer: UK |
| Ray Beckett | ... | additional sound mixer: UK |
| Simon Bysshe | ... | boom operator: UK |
| Richard Davey | ... | dubbing mixer |
| Matteo Olivari | ... | sound assistant: Italy |
| Anne Pamphilon | ... | sound post facilities manager: Clarity Post Production |
| Joakim Sundström | ... | sound designer |
| Chris Treble | ... | assistant dubbing mixer |
| Stuart Wilson | ... | sound mixer |
| James Dandridge | ... | sound maintenance engineer (uncredited) |
| Nick Kray | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
| José A. Manovel | ... | spanish sap mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| David Johns | ... | snow effects supervisor (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Jorge Ferreira | ... | visual effects |
| Marc Knapton | ... | visual effects |
| Gus Martinez | ... | visual effects |
Stunts
| Franco Dell'Acqua | ... | stunt man: Genova |
| Ottaviano Dell'Acqua | ... | stunt man: Genova |
| Claudio Pacifico | ... | stunt coordinator: Genova |
| Massimiliano Ubaldi | ... | stunt man: Genova |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Matteo Attolini | ... | electrician |
| Stefano Barabino | ... | second assistant camera: Genova |
| Brian Beaumont | ... | gaffer: UK |
| Sean Bobbitt | ... | additional photographer: UK |
| Peter Byrne | ... | first assistant camera: UK |
| Barney Davis | ... | steadicam operator: UK - dailies |
| Glenn Dearing | ... | still photographer: UK |
| Phil Fisk | ... | still photographer: Genova |
| Ian Glenister | ... | best boy: UK |
| Phil Humphries | ... | first assistant camera: UK |
| Bob Long | ... | additional photography: USA |
| Göran Lundqvist | ... | a-frame specialist: Sweden |
| Luca Massa | ... | aerial camera operator |
| Julian Morson | ... | steadicam operator: YK |
| Marco Scorpiade | ... | grip |
| Simon Tindall | ... | additional photographer: UK / first assistant camera |
Casting Department
| Andrea Acquarone | ... | extras casting assistant: Genova |
| Sally Marschall | ... | background artists casting: USA |
| Matteo Repetto | ... | extras casting assistant: Genova |
| Robert Woodshaw | ... | casting assistant: Italy |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Louise Sorrentino | ... | costume assistant: UK (as Louisa Sorrentino) |
Location Management
| Alfredo Curto | ... | locations assistant: Genova |
| Marcus Henricsson | ... | location fixer: Sweden |
Music Department
| Niall Acott | ... | score mixer / score recordist |
| Leon Bosch | ... | musician: bass |
| Miguel d'Oliveira | ... | orchestrator / score producer |
| David Daniels | ... | musician: cello (as Dave Daniels) |
| Mark Foster | ... | assistant mix engineer |
| Isobel Griffiths | ... | musicians contractor |
| John Heley | ... | musician: cello |
| Josephine Knight | ... | musician: cello |
| Peter Lale | ... | musician: viola |
| Martin Loveday | ... | musician: cello |
| Charlotte Matthews | ... | assistant musicians contractor |
| Kate Musker | ... | musician: viola |
| Melissa Parmenter | ... | musician: solo piano |
| Anthony Pike | ... | musician: clarinet/bass clarinet |
| Mary Scully | ... | musician: bass |
| Bruce White | ... | musician: viola |
Transportation Department
| Alain Brochery | ... | driver: tracking vehicles, Genova |
| Gilles Ciamin | ... | driver: tracking vehicles, Genova |
| Andrea Ognio | ... | driver: Genova |
| Eraldo Ognio | ... | driver: genova |
| Loïc Saintilan | ... | driver: tracking vehicles, Genova (as Loic Saintilan) |
Additional Crew
| Reno Antoniades | ... | legal services: Lee & Thompson |
| Valeria Bullo | ... | production assistant: UK |
| Fiona Carruthers | ... | contact: London, Revolution Films |
| Chusy | ... | chaperone: Perla Haney-Jardine, Genova (as Chusy Haney-Jardine) |
| Jess Cottrell | ... | unit nurse: UK |
| Leonard Crooks | ... | head of New Cinema Fund: UK Film Council |
| Tim Curtis | ... | legal services: Film4, Michael Simkins |
| Danielle Dajani | ... | representative: Aramid |
| Emma Davie | ... | unit publicist |
| Tone Davies | ... | representative: Soho Images |
| Jon Duncan | ... | production accountant |
| Graham Easton | ... | completion guarantor: Film Finances |
| Darnell Gregorio-De Palma | ... | chaperone: Willa Holland, Genova (as Darnell De Palma Baldi) |
| Paul Grindey | ... | head of business affairs: Film4 |
| Tim Haslam | ... | worldwide sales |
| Catrine Henriksson | ... | production assistant: Sweden (as Catarina Henriksson) |
| Keith Holland | ... | chaperone: Willa Holland, Genova |
| Josh Hyams | ... | production accountant |
| Amy Jackson | ... | assistant: Michael Winterbottom & Andrew Eaton / production coordinator |
| Eva Jensen | ... | tutor: Willa Holland, UK |
| Steve Joberns | ... | auditor: Shipleys |
| Himesh Kar | ... | senior production executive: UK Film Council |
| Giovanni Labadessa | ... | chaperone: Willa Holland, Genova |
| Jonathan Lynch-Staunton | ... | director of marketing: HanWay Films |
| Jennifer MacDonald | ... | chaperone: Perla Haney-Jardine, Genova |
| Richard Mansell | ... | business affairs: HanWay Films |
| Fiona McGuire | ... | head of production: Revolution Films |
| Max Pacifico | ... | caterer: Genova |
| Danielle Parkinson | ... | assistant: Oxford based shoots |
| Adriano Pecci | ... | insurance consultant: Cinesicurtà |
| Natasha Pilbrow | ... | legal services: Lee & Thompson |
| Michele Priano | ... | production assistant: Genova |
| Amanda Pyne | ... | production finance: UK Film Council |
| Rebecca Roffey | ... | representative: Aramid |
| Thorsten Schumacher | ... | director of sales: HanWay Films |
| Barbara Sforzini | ... | production assistant: Genova |
| Jan Spielhoff | ... | business affairs: HanWay Films |
| Lee Stone | ... | legal services: Lee & Thompson |
| Yu-Fai Suen | ... | investors representative / representative: Aramid (as Yo Fai Suen) |
| John Taylor | ... | representative: Soho Images |
| Dimitra Tsingou | ... | representative: Aramid |
| Claire Warnes | ... | senior business affairs executive: UK Film Council |
| Eva Yates | ... | production coordinator |
| Alex Campbell | ... | production assistant: editorial - dailies (uncredited) |
| David Groom | ... | production assistant: dailies (uncredited) |
| Helen Varty | ... | assistant: Tessa Ross (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Revolution Films
- Aramid Entertainment Fund
- Film4 (funding)
- Moviola Film och Television (Sweden)
Distributors
- A-Film Distribution (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Cathay-Keris Films (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Diaphana Distribution (2009) (France) (theatrical)
- Metrodome Distribution (2009) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Monopole-Pathé (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Odeon (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Wanda Visión S.A. (2008) (Spain) (theatrical)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Art Mood Entertainment (2020) (Spain) (video) (Pay TV, Free TV and all VOD rights in Spain.)
- Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- David Distribucion (2009) (Mexico)
- Entertainment One
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2009) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East)
- Ledafilms (2009) (Mexico) (tv)
- Metrodome Video Ltd. (2009) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Metrodome Video Ltd. (2010) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (IN2FILM)
- Officine UBU (2009) (Italy)
- Palace Films (2009) (Australia)
- Russian Report (2008) (Russia)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Snow Business International (snow effects)
Other Companies
- AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services (insurance services)
- ARRI Media (camera and lighting equipment)
- Adcom (camera and lighting equipment)
- Angel Recording Studios (score recorded and mixed at)
- Aramid Capital Partners (funding)
- Central Station Technicolour (titles and captions design)
- Cinesicurtà (insurance)
- Clarity Post Production Sound (sound post-production)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound post-production)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Film Police (production services: Chicago)
- Freeway CAM B.V. (revenues collection and distribuition)
- GenovaFilmService (grip and lighting equipment)
- Isobel Griffiths Limited (orchestra contractor)
- Lee & Thompson (legal services)
- Michael Simkins (legal services: Film4)
- Pepper (digital intermediate post-production)
- Pepper (sound post-production)
- Riviera Films (service company: Italy)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script)
- Shipleys (auditors)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
How do children respond to tragedy? On an icy road near Chicago, Marianne dies in a crash, leaving Joe and their daughters, 16-year-old Kelly and 9-year-old Mary. 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 OK?", but is that enough?
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The piece of music Kelly plays on the piano for her father and Barbara is "Étude no. 3 in E major, Op. 10, no. 3 - Tristesse" by Frédéric Chopin. See more » |
| Goofs | 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 » |
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Mary:
Dad, it says here that Genoa used to be like the richest city in the world. Joe: Really? Mary: Well, yeah, they invented the bank and like all the money came to them. See more » |