25/06/2014 - The forever energetic director and actor will be shooting over six weeks in Basilicata. New sets also for Vincenzo Marra and newcomer Antonio Manzini

We saw him star in last year’s revelation film Smetto quando voglio [+see also:
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Produced by Italian International Film and Warner Bros. Entertainment Italia, Noi e la Giulia tells the story of three forty-year-olds escaping the city and their own lives, one fifty-year-old out of his prime and one young woman. They all find themselves united – as complete strangers – trying to get a country bed and breakfast venture going. But they do it in the wrong place, at the wrong time and end up in much bigger trouble than they could ever have imagined. Beyond Leo, the cast includes Luca Argentero, Claudio Amendola, Anna Foglietta, Stefano Fresi and Carlo Buccirosso. The film, shooting for which has just kicked off, will take place over six weeks in Basilicata, with the exception of three days in Rome. The film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on January 29, 2015.

Shooting also just kicked off for Vincenzo Marra (winner of Critics’ Week in Venice in 2001 with Sailing Home, also selected in 2012 in Venice during Venice Days for The Triplet [+see also:
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Last week was also the kick-off for Zio Gaetano è morto [+see also:
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(Translated from Italian)