Genova (2008)

94 min · Family Drama, drama film, horror film, mystery film

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Directors

Michael Winterbottom

Cast

Colin Firth, Catherine Keener, Hope Davis, Perla Haney-Jardine, Willa Holland, Kerry Shale, Monica Bennati, Demetri Goritsas

The story

Following the death of his wife, Marianne, in a car accident, Joe, a university lecturer, decides to teach English Literature at a university in Genova, Italy. Joe is accompanied by his two daughters, 16-year-old Kelly and 10-year-old Mary. 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 piano playing.

Catalogue themes and tags

Daughter, First Time, Funeral, Gegenwart, Geister, Genua, Italiener, Italy, Lecturer, Loss of Mother, Professorship, Schuld und Sühne, Sister Sister Relationship, Widowed, sadness, Horror, Indie, Family Drama, Mystery, Drama, Romantic drama, Romance Film

Genres

Family Drama, drama film, horror film, mystery film

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