Genova DVD

Genova

Cast: Colin Firth, Hope Davis, Willa Holland, Catherine Keener
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Genre: Drama
Rated: M
Running Time: 89 minutes

An exotic city of secrets, an Italian seduction... A place to start again

Acclaimed director Michael Winterbottom (Wonderland, Tristram Shandy, A Mighty Heart) assembles a powerhouse cast in this haunting, suspenseful drama.

After the sudden death of his wife (Hope Davis), university professor Joe (Colin Firth) is offered a position in Italy by an old colleague, Barbara (Catherine Keener).

The sun-soaked city of Genova birthplace of Christopher Columbus provides a fresh start for Joe and his daughters, teenager Kelly (Willa Holland) and her younger sister Mary (Perla Haney-Jardine). As Barbara introduces the family to the city with its shadow-cloaked medieval alleyways and the captivating beauty of the Cinque Terre coastline, they each adapt to their new life in different ways. Kelly finds herself attracted to the sexy, dangerous underbelly of this mysterious new world, but Mary struggles to move on, blaming herself for their mother's accident. Even Joe finds himself embarking on a new romance, but danger lurks around every picturesque corner...

Special Features:
Making Genova: Interviews with cast and crew
On Location in Italy
Theatrical trailer

Copyright 2008 UK Film Council / Channel Four Television Corporation / Genova Films Ltd.