Our Films Partners With Alice Rohrwacher For Feature Adaptation Of Italo Calvino's 'The Baron In The Trees'
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Anthony D'Alessandro
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· 2 sourcesAlice Rohrwacher will direct a feature film adaptation of Italo Calvino's 1957 novel *The Baron in the Trees*, with Italian producers Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli's Our Films banner attached to produce, Deadline reported. The story follows a young Baron named Cosimo who, after a dispute with his father, climbs a tree and decides to never set foot on the ground again, according to Variety. Rohrwacher, an Oscar-nominated and Cannes-winning filmmaker, will both adapt and direct the project, which is based on a novel considered one of the most celebrated works in 20th century Italian literature.
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Summary
Italian producers Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli, through their Our Films banner (producers of Cannes-winning 'Fatherland'), are teaming with acclaimed filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher to adapt Italo Calvino's 1957 novel 'The Baron in the Trees' into a feature film. Rohrwacher, an Oscar-nominated and Cannes-winning director, will both adapt and direct the Viareggio Prize-winning book. The story follows a young Baron named Cosimo who, tired of his distinguished role and bullied by his older sister, decides to climb a tree and never set foot on the ground again.
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· 3 pulledEXCLUSIVE: In the wake of their Cannes Best Director winning Fatherland, Italian-based producers Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli and their Our Films banner are teaming with Oscar nominated and Cannes-winning filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher on the feature take of Italo Calvino's 1957 novel The Baron in the Trees.
The UTA repped Rohrwacher will adapt and direct the Viareggio Prize-winning book which follows a young Baron, little Cosimo, who is bulled by his older sister and tired of his distinguished role.
He decides to climb a tree and never set foot on the ground again.
