Although he is half-Greek and half-Italian, Gilles Marini speaks English with a strong French accent because he GREW UP in France. While minimal Italian is spoken (since it is an ENGLISH SPEAKING FILM) Gilles is actually fluent in Italian. Gilles taught himself English upon moving to the US.
Looks like it was mostly filmed in Dahlonega, Ga.
Gilles Marini was 44 when he made this.
Looks like it was mostly filmed in Dahlonega, Ga. The carriage ride is for real and is downtown Helen, been there many times. And Helen really looks like this at Christmas time.
It is unclear when they made this, with COVID quarantines and lockdowns firmly in place in 2020. No masks were worn by the cast.