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The Leisure Seeker

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The Leisure Seeker

The Leisure Seeker

The Leisure Seeker

original title:

The Leisure Seeker

italian title:

Ella & John - the Leisure Seeker

directed by:

Paolo Virzì

cast:

Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland, Christian McKay, Janel Moloney, Dana Ivey, Dick Gregory

screenplay:

Stephen Amidon, Francesca Archibugi, Francesco Piccolo, Paolo Virzì, based on the novel by Michael Zadoorian with the same title

cinematography:

Luca Bigazzi

editing:

Jacopo Quadri

set design:

Richard A. Wright

costume design:

Massimo Cantini Parrini

producer:

Fabrizio Donvito, Marco Cohen, Benedetto Habib

production:

Indiana Production, Rai Cinema, supported by Ministero della Cultura, in association with 3 Marys Entertainment

distribution:

01 Distribution [Italy], United International Pictures [Argentina], Entertainment One [Australia], Filmladen [Austria], Imagine Film Distribution [Belgium], Sony Pictures [Brazil], Entertainment One [Canada], Sony Pictures [China], Continental Film [Croatia], Falcon [Czech Republic], Scanbox Entertainment [Denmark], Falcon Films [Egypt], Scanbox Entertainment [Finland], Bac Films [France], Leonine - Concorde [Germany], Strada Films [Greece], Sony Pictures [India], Lev Cinema [Israel], Gaga Corporation [Japan], Falcon Films [Lebanon], Sony Pictures [Mexico], Imagine Film Distributie [Netherlands], Entertainment One [New Zealand], Scanbox Entertainment [Norway], United International Pictures [Poland], Big Picture 2 Films [Portugal], Sony Pictures [Russia], Con Film - Tuck [Serbia], Shaw [Singapore], Itafilm [Slovakia], Sony Movies [South Africa], Sony Pictures [South Korea], Karma Films [Spain], Scanbox Entertainment [Sweden], Filmcoopi Zurich [Switzerland], Filmware [Taiwan], Mongkol Major [Thailand], Filmarti [Turkey], Falcon Films [United Arab Emirates], Focus Features [United Kingdom], Sony Pictures Classics [United States]

world sales:

Bac Films [France]

country:

Italy

year:

2017

film run:

112'

format:

colour

release date:

18/01/2018

festivals & awards:

Ella and John are fleeing the suffocating care of their doctors and grown children. He is distracted but strong; she is frail but sharp. Their journey aboard the faithful old camper they call The Leisure Seeker takes them from Boston to Key West. Sharing moments of exhilaration and anguish, they recapture their passion for life and their love for one another on a road trip that provides revelation and surprise right up to the very end.