Cannes: Bleecker Street Nabs Hemingway Adaptation ‘Across the River and Into the Trees,’ Starring Liev Schreiber, Josh Hutcherson

Set in post-WWII Italy, the film is based on the last full-length novel the author published in his lifetime.

The screenplay adaptation was written by BAFTA winner Peter Flannery . Bleecker Street is planning a fall theatrical release.

Set in post-WWII Italy, American army colonel 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 rekindle in him the hope of renewal.

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