The cast of the film returns to the city for a week Tower Stories – Lucca Mortis by Peter Greenaway. These are some shots necessary to complete the production of the film, which has a total budget of 20 million euros and will be released in cinemas in 2025.
Talking about this new phase of the works this afternoon (June 25th) at a press conference at Palazzo Orsetti were the tourism councilor Remo Santini, the producer Philip Lee and Enrique Drescher-producer investor. The bond that has been established between the city of Lucca and the entire team that revolves around the Greenaway film is intense. The relationship of collaboration and friendship culminated last April with the awarding of the city’s medal to the director and the actors, thus sealing Lucca’s recognition for what represents the largest cinematographic project to have ever involved the territory.
“We had the privilege of seeing a preview of some sequence shots shot with the drone over the roofs of the city and we were literally left speechless – states councilor Santini – it is an honor to have Dustin Hoffman and the whole crew here again for the latest filming: this film represents a huge opportunity for Lucca, especially if the name of the city is confirmed in the definitive title.”
Studio and outdoor shooting are scheduled for this week, with different areas of the city that will be gradually affected: from Piazza Antelminelli to Piazza San Salvatore, from Via Guinigi to Piazzale Arrigoni. This will also lead to some changes to traffic and parking.
Let’s see, in detail, the work program and changes to roads.
on June 26th cover set at the former Manifattura in via Filzi.
on June 27th the filming will move to the shop in Piazzale Arrigoni: for this reason from 8.00 to 12.00 there will be a ban on parking in Piazzale Arrigoni and in the stretch of Corso Garibaldi from number 165 to 42, with technical vehicles parking in Piazza Antelminelli ( cathedral side in front of the fountain), closure of via Arcivescovato (small stretch at the corner of Piazzale Arrigoni). From 12.30 to 16.00 the set will move to the Walls (Baluardo S. Croce) with the technical vehicles stopping in via Cimitero (between the park and Porta S. Donato). In the afternoon cover set at the former Manifattura via Filzi.
28 June and 29 June cover set at the former Manifattura in via Filzi.
1 July from 10.00 to 20.00 in via del Battistero there will be stop and go filming (without closure), instead piazza Antelminelli will be closed with traffic diversion from via Arcivescovato onto via della Rosa, closure of via delle Trombe at the entrance to the Post Office (guaranteed access to post offices) up to Piazza Altelminelli, stop and go control in via del Molinetto (without closure), stop and go control in via del Duomo, at the entrance to Piazza S. Martino (without closure), technical vehicles in Piazza S. Martino (garden wall side). In Piazza S. Michele filming with the drone from 2.00pm to 5.00pm with some vehicles stopping in Piazza S. Salvatore, in Via del Fosso filming with the drone and parking of some technical vehicles in Piazza San Francesco.
On July 2nd we will film in Piazza San Salvatore – the puppurona fountain from 3.00pm to 7.00pm. Therefore parking of technical vehicles in piazza S. Giovanni Leonardi from S. Maria Corte Orlandini to via del Loreto (both sides) no parking, stop and go via Santa Giustina (from piazza San Salvatore to via Della Colombaia), no parking in via Santa Giustina (via Colombaia section to Piazza San Salvatore), set in Piazza S. Salvatore, shuttle bus detour, reversal of the direction of travel of Via Santa Giustina, from Via del Loreto to Piazza San Salvatore (due to closure of Piazza San Salvatore) from 4pm :00 to 20:00, removal of bicycles and racks in Piazza San Salvatore. From 9.00 pm to 1.00 am the set will be located in via Via Guinigi 18 and this will entail a ban on parking in via Guinigi, from via Mordini to via S. Croce from 00.00 am on 2nd to 1.00 am on 3rd July, closure of via Guinigi from via Mordini to via Santa Croce from 9.00pm on 2nd to 1.00am on 3rd July, parking ban in via S. Andrea, from via Guinigi to via dell’Angelo Custode (connection square), parking of technical vehicles in piazza S. Gregorio (both sides) with parking ban from 00:00 on 2nd to 1:00 on 3rd July, ban on transit via S. Andrea, from via Fatinelli to via Guinigi, from 9:00pm on 2nd to 1:00am on 3rd July.
Source: Municipality of Lucca – Press office
