- Original name: Across the River and Into the Trees
- Genre: drama
- Producer: P. Ortiz
- World premiere: 2021
- Starring: L. Schreiber, G. Giannini, J. Camara, L. Morante, M. De Angelis and others.
Liv Schreiber, six-time Golden Globe nominee and star of Spotlight and Ray Donovan, led the cast of the adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's novel Across the River and Into the Trees. The star-studded lineup will also feature new Italian actresses Matilda De Angelis, Laura Morante, Javier Camara and Oscar-nominated Italian actor Giancarlo Giannini. The project will be directed by the Spanish director Paula Ortiz. The story is based on real people from the life of Hemingway. There is no exact release date for the film "Beyond the River, in the Shade of Trees" yet, but the premiere could take place in 2021. The trailer will have to wait for a long time.
Plot
The action takes place in Venice (Italy) after the Second World War. American Army Colonel Richard Cantwell is a true hero who receives the news of his illness with stubborn disdain. Determined to spend the weekend in quiet seclusion, he goes duck hunting and visits his favorite spots in Venice. As Cantwell's plans begin to crumble, a chance encounter with a young woman, Renata, who is much younger than him, begins to awaken in him the hope of healing.
Based on the last feature-length novel Hemingway published during his lifetime, Beyond the River in the Shade of the Trees captures a fleeting moment of immortality in which time stands still. The film raises questions of love, war, youth and age.
The officer was reportedly a friend of Hemingway, Colonel Buck Lanham, an award-winning soldier whose heroism the writer saw with his own eyes when he was a correspondent. And the woman was the daughter of an aristocrat whom he was carried away by.
Production
Directed by Paula Ortiz (At Home, From Your Window to Mine, The Bride).
Voiceover team:
- Screenplay: Peter Flannery (Poirot, New Worlds, Inspector George Gently, The Only One, Jokes Aside);
- Producers: Ken Gord ("Highlander", "Antiquity Hunters", "Dungeon"), Lu Jianmin ("Indomitable: Lord of Chenqing", "Troll: A Tail Story"), Robert C. McLean ("The Assassin's Lawyer", "The Man with a Pistol", "Red Scorpion 2"), etc .;
- Operator: Javier Aguirresarobe (The Sea Within, Thor: Ragnarok, The Others, Ghosts of Goya, Talk to Her);
- Artists: Benjamin Fernandez ("True Love", "Enemy of the State", "Ben Hur"), Fabrizio D'Arpino ("Spring", "War Games", "Maggie and Bianca at the Fashion Academy", "We are who we are yes "), Martha Fenoliar (" Under Suspicion "," Spare Kisses ");
- Editing: Carlos Agullo (The Phantom, The Gift).
Filming location - Venice, Italy. Filming starts in October 2020.
Brian O'Shea of The Exchange stated:
“Tribune Pictures' Robert C. McLean has put together a very impressive and award-winning team for Beyond the River in the Shade of Trees. This is one of the few projects that an international audience can count on next year. "
Actors
Leading roles:
- Liv Schreiber (The Painted Veil, Hitler: The Rise of the Devil, Ray Donovan, Kate and Leo, Jacob the Liar, BoJack Horseman) - Colonel Richard Cantwell;
- Giancarlo Giannini (Hannibal, Dune, First Night of Rest, Innocent, Catch-22, Walk in the Clouds);
- Javier Camara (Paris, I Love You, The New Pope, The Young Pope, Bad Education, The Secret Life of Words);
- Laura Morante (Marco Polo, Romeo and Juliet, Moliere) - Contessa Contarini;
- Matilda De Angelis ("Italian Racer," Play Back ") - Renata Contarini.
Interesting Facts
Did you know that:
- For many years it has been the dream project of several famous actors and directors. John Huston tried to film it on several occasions, and Bert Lancaster was desperate to play an aging military soldier. At some point, Robert Altman nearly had success starring Roy Shader, Julie Christie and Greta Skakki, but funding ended at the last moment.
- Ernest Hemingway's novel Beyond the River, in the Shade of the Trees was first published in 1950 and became the penultimate one to be published during the writer's lifetime.
- Richard Cantwell is Hemingway's semi-autobiographical main character.
- The project will be presented through the stock exchange at the TIFF 2020 virtual film market.
- Although the novel is set in the post-World War II period, the book also tells the story of the First World War through flashbacks.
Stay tuned for updates, we will soon post news about the date and release of the trailer, the filming of the film "Beyond the River, in the Shade of Trees" (2021).
