Leopardi & Co, a romantic comedy directed by Federica Biondi, was shot entirely in Recanati. Thae wonderful love story blossoms and grows between David (Jeremy Irvine) and Silvia (Denise Tantucci) revolves around the timeless myth of the great poet, Leopardi, who was born in Recanati (Le Marche) and spent his "crazy and desperate" youth there as a student.
The story unfolds through the tale of the making of a film: David is a young American actor who has won the leading role in Giacomo in Love, to be directed by legendary Ruggero Mitri (Paolo Calabresi). Not having read the script, David is convinced that the Giacomo of the story is Casanova. He arrives on set in Recanati totally unprepared: not only is he unaware of the existence of Giacomo Leopardi, but he is culturally, historically and physically distant from him. Silvia, a historian and expert on the life of the Supreme Poet, is hired to explain who Leopardi was and save the film. With the lightness of a romantic comedy, the film deals with the poetic themes beloved of the great writer which will eventually bring the two together.
Leopardi & Co, a romantic comedy directed by Federica Biondi, was shot entirely in Recanati. Thae wonderful love story blossoms and grows between David (Jeremy Irvine) and Silvia (Denise Tantucci) revolves around the timeless myth of the great poet, Leopardi, who was born in Recanati (Le Marche) and spent his "crazy and desperate" youth there as a student.
The story unfolds through the tale of the making of a film: David is a young American actor who has won the leading role in Giacomo in Love, to be directed by legendary Ruggero Mitri (Paolo Calabresi). Not having read the script, David is convinced that the Giacomo of the story is Casanova. He arrives on set in Recanati totally unprepared: not only is he unaware of the existence of Giacomo Leopardi, but he is culturally, historically and physically distant from him. Silvia, a historian and expert on the life of the Supreme Poet, is hired to explain who Leopardi was and save the film. With the lightness of a romantic comedy, the film deals with the poetic themes beloved of the great writer which will eventually bring the two together.
David is a young American actor who dreams of landing a role that will make him a global star, but he is so superficial that he doesn't read the scripts he receives. When his agent Mildred forces him to accept the leading role in “Giacomo in Love”, to be directed by the legendary Italian director Ruggero Mitri, David is convinced it is the story of Casanova. He arrives on the set in Recanati completely unprepared and is entrusted to Silvia, a local academic who is given the task of explaining the Supreme Poet to the American. It is hate at first sight…