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Genova is a British film of genre Drama directed by Michael Winterbottom released in USA on 1 january 2008 with Colin Firth
Genova (2009)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 january 2008
Length 1h34
Directed by Michael Winterbottom
OriginUnited-kingdom
Themes Ghost films
Rating59%
Genova (released in the US as A Summer in Genoa) is a film directed by Michael Winterbottom and starring Colin Firth, Catherine Keener, and Hope Davis. It was filmed in the titular city of Genoa (Genova in Italian) during the summer of 2007. It was written by Wonderland screenwriter Laurence Coriat. It premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival and won the best director's award in the San Sebastián International Film Festival.
Synopsis
Following the death of his wife in a car accident, a college professor (Colin Firth) decides to teach English Literature at an Italian University in Genova. He is accompanied by his two daughters, aged 16 and 10. The trio occupies a flat in the crowded Genova streets and soon adapt to the local way of life, taking day trips to the beach and hiring an Italian tutor in musical composition.Actors
Colin Firth
(Joe)
Catherine Keener
(Barbara)
Hope Davis
(Marianne)
Willa Holland
(Kelly)
Perla Haney-Jardine
(Mary)
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