An unprecedented city, shot from above between fog and sunset. These are the first images to leak of Lucca Mortiscurrently only an unofficial title of the film Peter Greenaway. Footage shot by a drone that makes up an original business card for investors who have approached – or who could approach – the production of the film, even if they will not necessarily become part of the work once it is finished.
In fact, some talks are underway between the already known Philip Leethe producer investor Enrique Drescher and some local and non-local entrepreneurs, who could become part of the architecture of the cinematographic work, whose overall budget today amounts to 20 million euros. The occasion is the return for a week – from tomorrow (26 June to 2 July) – of the cast and protagonists, Dustin Hoffman and Sofia Boutella, to complete the film.
“A planned and necessary return – explained the producers – to perfect some scenes and be able to best package the film, which will be released in 2025 and will be presented at international festivals. For the occasion, a special preview event will be planned in Lucca.” Still though The official title of the film is not known will be released in theaters, which will also be affected by distribution choices. The soundtrack is instead entrusted to Luca D’Albertoa musician from Abruzzo who is very popular in cinema, so much so that some scenes from the film were first ‘composed’ and then filmed.
“If it were to remain, as per the director’s wishes, Lucca Mortis – comments tourism councilor Remo Santini – the name of our city would have a unique opportunity to appear on big screens around the world. But anyway we had the privilege of previewing some sequence shots shot with the drone over the roofs of the city and we were literally left speechless. It’s an honor to have Dustin Hoffman and the whole crew here again for the last shots: this film represents a huge opportunity for Lucca. I therefore thank all the people who worked and who will work on the film in the next few days.”
Studio and outdoor shooting are scheduled for this week, with different areas of the city 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. For residents of the affected areas, the possibility of parking for free in the blue bays will return.
Changes to traffic
Tomorrow (June 26) the cover set will be set up at the former Manifattura in via Filzi. The June 27 the filming will move to the shop in Piazzale Arrigoni: for this reason from 8 to 12 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 12.30pm to 4pm 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). The afternoon cover set at the former Manifattura via Filzi, as well as on 28 and 29 June.
L’July 1st from 10am to 8pm there will be stop and go filming in Via del Battistero (without closure), while Piazza Antelminelli will be closed with traffic diverted from Via Arcivescovato onto Via della Rosa, Via delle Trombe closed at the entrance to the Post Office (access guaranteed 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 2pm to 5pm 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.
The 2nd of July we will turn in Piazza San Salvatore from 3pm to 7pm. Then technical vehicles will stop 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 stretch 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 to 8pm, removal of bicycles and racks in Piazza San Salvatore. From 9pm to 1am the set will be in via Guinigi 18 and this will entail a ban on parking in via Guinigi, from via Mordini to via S. Croce from midnight on 2nd to 1am on 3rd July, closure of via Guinigi from via Mordini to via Santa Croce from 9pm on 2nd to 1am 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 midnight on 2nd to 1st on 3rd July, ban on transit via S. Andrea, from via Fatinelli to via Guinigi, from 9pm on 2nd to 1am on 3rd July.
