Isabel Coixet to Direct Drama ‘Tre Ciotole,’ Starring Italy’s Alba Rohrwacher and Elio Germano (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNick Vivarelli International Correspondent Prolific Spanish filmmaker Isabel Coixet (“The Secret Life of Words”) will next direct “Tre Ciotole,” a drama starring Italian A-listers Alba Rohrwacher and Elio Germano.
The film is based on the bestselling book of the same name by late great Italian writer Michela Murgia. Cameras are set to roll March 3 in Rome on Coixet’s new film, which is lead-produced by Italy’s ITV-owned Cattleya.
Seven weeks of shooting are planned. Vision Distribution is launching pre-sales at the EFM. Coixet is known for prizewinning films that explore the inner lives of women such as “My Life Without Me” and “The Secret Life of Words,” both starring Sarah Polley, and “The Bookshop” with Emily Mortimer.
Murgia’s partly autobiographical novel “Tre Ciotole” (“Three Bowls”) follows a couple, Marta and Antonio, who split up after what seems like a trivial argument.
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