Across the River and Into the Trees
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Directed by Paula Ortiz and adapted to screen by BAFTA-winning British playwright and screenwriter Peter Flannery, this romantic drama explores themes of love, war and ageing. Co-produced by the UK’s John Smallcombe, the film features a rousing score from talented British film composer Ed Shearmur. Co-produced by London-based Tribune Pictures.
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Set in Italy during World War II, American Army Colonel Richard Cantwell (Liev Schreiber) commandeers a military driver to take him for a final jaunt in Venice, after discovering he is terminally ill. However his trip isn’t going to plan, until he meets a young countess (Matilda de Angelis) who begins to give him the hope he’s been yearning for.