THE BARON IN THE TREES
TO BE TURNED INTO A BIG SCREEN MOVIE
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| The casting for the movie is underway |
The latest book to get a big screen adaptation is
Italo Calvino's 1957 novel
THE BARON IN THE TREES which tells the adventures of a boy who climbs up a tree to spend the rest of his life inhabiting an arboreal kingdom. Italian director
Alice Rohrwacher is set to helm according to Variety. The novel brings the story of a young baron,
Cosimo Piovasco di Rondò, firstborn of a noble family sadly behind the times. The main story begins with a dispute on June 15,
1767 in the villa of Ombrosa, between an adolescent Cosimo and his father, after which Cosimo, who had quarreled with his father because he had refused to eat a snail soup, climbs the trees of the home garden and promises never to come down again in his entire life.
Hello, Dezmond! I think it's an excellent fairy-tale.
ReplyDeleteI agree, the film should really be fun.
DeleteI haven't read the novel, but the premise immediately caught my attention. Spending an entire life in the trees sounds both wonderfully absurd and fascinating. I'm also curious to see how they bring a story like this to the screen without losing the imagination and charm that I imagine the book has. Have a wonderful weekend and a big hug.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it a fun premise? I hope it will be a feast for the eyes! Returning the hug!
DeleteSembra un sogno sospeso tra i rami, dove la libertà diventa un modo silenzioso di abitare il cielo.
ReplyDeleteBuon sabato
Hope the Italians will cast someone nice in the lead role.
DeleteI'd hide in a tree if someone tried to force me to eat that nasty soup also!
ReplyDeleteWonder if he had tree houses up there.
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