Road to the Lemon Grove
| Road to the Lemon Grove | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Dale Hildebrand |
| Written by | Charly Chiarelli Dale Hildebrand |
| Produced by | Chris Gunther Dale Hildebrand |
| Starring | Charly Chiarelli Burt Young Nick Mancuso Rossella Brescia |
| Cinematography | Johnny Askwith |
| Edited by | Dale Hildebrand |
Production company | Lemon Grove Motion Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Road to the Lemon Grove is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Dale Hildebrand and released in 2018.[1]
The film stars Charly Chiarelli in a dual role as Antonio Contatini, an elderly man who has died but is stuck in limbo as his earthly mission is not yet completed, and Calogero Contatini, Antonio's son who is part of the family feud that is preventing Antonio's admission to heaven. Calogero is undertaking a road trip to scatter Antonio's ashes at the family-owned lemon grove in Racalmuto; however, his brother Vincenzo (Burt Young) wants to sell the grove to the developers of an amusement park, and dispatches Guido (Nick Mancuso) to try to stop Calogero.[2] The film's cast also includes Loreena McKennitt as the voice of God.[1]
The film premiered at Toronto's Italian Contemporary Film Festival in 2018,[3] before going into commercial release in August 2019.[4]
References
- ^ a b Chris Knight, "Hamlet this ain’t, though there is a touch of Romeo and Juliet in Road to the Lemon Grove". National Post, August 29, 2019.
- ^ Andrew Parker, "Review: Road to the Lemon Grove". TheGATE.ca, August 28, 2019.
- ^ "The 2018 film lineup revealed for the Italian Contemporary Film Festival". Italian Contemporary Film Festival, May 16, 2018.
- ^ Jeff Mahoney, "Charly Chiarelli’s amazing road movie brings it home, both to Hamilton and Sicily". Hamilton Spectator, August 28, 2019.
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