Alice Rohrwacher to Direct Feature Film Adaptation of Italo Calvino Classic ‘The Baron in the Trees’

Alice Rohrwacher to Direct Feature Film Adaptation of Italo Calvino Classic ‘The Baron in the Trees’

Italian auteur Alice Rohrwacher, known for her magical realist works “The Wonders,” “Happy as Lazzaro” and “La Chimera” —  all of which competed at Cannes Film Festival — is set to direct a feature film adaptation of Italo Calvino’s coming-of-age fable “The Baron in the Trees.” One of the most celebrated books in 20th century Italian literature, “The Baron in the Trees” was published in 1957 and revolves around a 12-year-old baron named Cosimo…

Alice Rohrwacher Movie 'The Baron in The Trees' In Works With Our Films

EXCLUSIVE: In the wake of their Cannes Best Director-winning Fatherland helmed by Paweł Pawlikowski, Italian-based producers Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli and their Our Films banner are teaming with Oscar-nominated and Cannes-winning filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher on a feature take of Italo Calvino’s 1957 novel The Baron in the Trees. The UTA-repped Rohrwacher will adapt and […]

‘The Baron In The Trees’: Alice Rohrwacher Will Adapt Italo Calvino’s Novel After ‘Three Incestuous Sisters,’ Our Films Producing

“La Chimera” director Alice Rohrwacher already has one new project on the way: an adaptation of “Three Incestuous Sisters,” starring Dakota Johnson, Saoirse Ronan, Jessie Buckley, Josh O’Connor, and more. But Deadline reports that picture, shooting now, isn’t the only novel Rohrwacher plans to bring to the big screen. The director will also team up with producers Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Miele from the Our Films banner to adapt and direct Itali…

Alice Rohrwacher to Bring Italo Calvino’s Beloved Coming-Of-Age Tale to the Screen

Visionary Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher is officially on board to direct a cinematic adaptation of Italo Calvino’s celebrated magical realist novel. While major Hollywood studios frequently mine modern best-sellers for predictable franchise material, the visionary European filmmaker is quietly preparing to translate a monumental piece of twentieth-century literature for global silver screens. This highly anticipated cinematic venture will i…