Fresh
A delightful sojourn for one indie filmmaker and his cast and crew in a fascinating old Italian town.
Ruth Hessey, MovieTime, ABC Radio National
Overview
A man moves his two daughters to Italy after their mother dies in a car accident, in order to revitalize their lives. Genoa changes all three of them as the youngest daughter starts to see the ghost of her mother, while the older one discovers her sexuality.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
78%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Genova conveys its strongest themes through insinuation, and modulates its shifting moods through Winterbottom's precisely calibrated DV processing.
Rob Nelson, Variety
Fresh
It can be to mix a strange city with devastating loss. It's at once a deeply sad film and a deeply truthful and optimistic one.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out
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