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Genova

Release Date 27 Mar 2009 TBA

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Certificate: 15

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After a car crash leaves academic Colin Firth a widower, he moves his two girls — a precocious 16-year old, and the more fragile sibling six years her junior — to sunny Genova for a year where he has a new university post. The Italian city is also home to an old college friend (the ever-wonderful Catherine Keener) who helps them settle in but may also have thoughts of rekindling an old college crush on Firth. Meanwhile, his younger daughter (Perla Haney-Jardine) seems to be the only one outwardly traumatised by the family’s tragedy, since her sister (Willa Holland) has discovered the delights of Italian boys, scooters and the beach, while dad can hardly take the moral high ground since he’s gradually warming to the advances of one of his female students.

Cast:
Monica Bennati | Dante Ciari | Gherardo Crucitti | Hope Davis | Colin Firth | Alessandro Giuggioli | Demetri Goritsas | Kyle Griffin | Perla Haney-Jardine | Willa Holland

Writers:
Laurence Coriat | Michael Winterbottom

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Directors:
Michael Winterbottom

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User Reviews

    • Currently 3/5 Stars.

    mart

    A beautifully observed, moving, yet unfocused story about a professor (Colin Firth) and his two daughters, dealing with the intensities of feeling after a death in the family.

    • Currently 4/5 Stars.

    monika_fan

    I liked the movie for the non hollywood view:) story seems to be simple but shows dealing with death of closest family member..

    • Currently 4/5 Stars.

    Divasanon

    Thought this was very good and performances all round were good too. Sorrowful little tale but well acted and directed and shows a family trying very hard to get back to some semblance of normality.

    • Currently 4/5 Stars.

    gdog

    • Currently 4/5 Stars.

    Johnnie

    Poignant and engrossing characters make this a very worthwhile film.

    • Currently 4/5 Stars.

    hannoncom

    • Currently 4/5 Stars.

    Garrincha

    Very good actors in a well set film. Makes you want to move to Italy!

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