Project Detail

Across the River and Into the Trees

Synopsis

Set in post WW2 Venice Italy, American Army Col. Richard Cantwell, haunted by the war, is a bona fide hero who faces news of his illness with stoic disregard. Determined to spend a weekend in quiet solitude, he commandeers a military driver to facilitate a visit to his old haunts in Venice. As Cantwell's plans begin to unravel, a chance encounter with a remarkable young woman begins to re kindle in him the hope of renewal. Based on the last full-length novel Hemingway published in his lifetime, ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES captures a fleeting moment of immortality where time stands still. The story contains the great Hemingway themes of love, war, youth, and age.

Details

Year
2021
Type of project
Features
Director
Paula Ortiz
Producer
Ken Gord, Robert K. MacLean, Kirstin Roegner, John Smallcombe, Daxing Zhang
Executive Producer
William J. Immerman, Justin A. Raikes
Editor
Kate Baird, Stuart Baird
Screenwriter
Peter Flannery (based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway)
Director of Photography
Javier Aguirresarobe
Production Designer
Jose Tirado
Composer
Mark Tschanz
Principal cast
Matilda De Angelis, Danny, Huston, Josh Hutcherson, Liev Schreiber

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Production Company

Sales Company

The Exchange

923 Cole Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90038
USA

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