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Tom Cruise has bought the rights to “The Monster of Florence”, the novel by the master thriller writer Douglas Preston and by Mario Spezi the Florence journalist. The book has been at the top of the best sellers in the United States (eight weeks in the New York times best sellers list), after being voted the best thriller of the year by Amazon. written by Mike Smith
To bring a piece of Sundance to Cortona: that seems to have been the aim of Robert Redford, who in August visited the town in the province of Arezzo in order to take part, with a poem recital, at the Tuscan Sun Festival. written by Mike Smith
The 150th anniversary of the birth of the great tuscan composer Giacono Puccini was celebrated at the Venice Film Festival, where on 30 August the world première was presented of the film Puccini e la fanciulla (”Puccini and the Young Girl”), directed by Paolo Benvenuti. written by Mike Smith
The Toronto Film Festival in September will be the host to the world première of the film “Miracle at St Anna”, the World War II film directed by the afro-american director Spike Lee in the very same place that witnessed the massacre perpetrated by the nazis in 1944. written by Rod Ritchie
A holiday in Tuscany is everyone’s dream, but if you want to experience the charm of rural Italy, without the crowds, head for Lunigiana, in the northwest. Often referred to as the ‘hidden’ Tuscany, of course it has in no way been hidden from the locals or discerning travellers. And it would be fair to say that away from the surrounds of Florence and Siena, the people are more welcoming and less jaded by visitors. Bordered by high mountains and the sea, the hills and valleys are perfect for hiking, with cascading waterfalls and streams, chestnut and European oak, and mountain crags topped with ruined fortresses. << previous page 1 next page>> |
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