From Will Packer, the blockbuster producer of Girls Trip, the Ride Along franchise, and ten movies that have opened No. 1 at the U.S. box office—including Night School, This Christmas and Think Like a Man—comes a delicious romantic comedy about one little lie, one large Italian villa, and two people getting lost in the sauce of love.

Halle Bailey (The Little Mermaid, The Color Purple) stars as Anna, a young woman who has abandoned her dreams of becoming a chef and is now drifting through her twenties with a series of bad choices. When Anna loses her house-sitting job (and housing) in one fell swoop, a chance encounter with Matteo—a handsome Italian who happens to have a villa sitting empty in Tuscany—will inspire her to jet off for Italy, against the advice of her always-honest bestie, Claire (Home Before Dark’s Aziza Scott).

But Anna’s plan to crash at Matteo’s villa, without permission, just for one night, falls apart when Matteo’s mother, Gabriella (Italian film icon Isabella Ferrari) shows up at the house unexpectedly. In a panic, Anna allows Gabriella to believe that she is Matteo’s fiancée.

That little lie becomes a big problem, though, when Matteo’s cousin, Michael (Regé-Jean Page; Bridgerton, Black Bag) shows up, and Anna discovers that the heat between them may ignite a fire that will transform her life.

The film’s international cast includes Lorenzo de Moor (The Legend Hunters) as Matteo, Marco Calvani (The Four Seasons) as an Italian taxi driver who befriends Anna and Academy Award® nominee Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) as Anna’s house-sitting client, Mrs. Dunn.

You, Me & Tuscany is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Kat Coiro (Marry Me, Matlock), from a screenplay by Ryan Engle (Rampage, Beast), based on an original idea by Ryan Engle and Kristin Engle. The film is produced by Will Packer (Girls Trip, Ride Along films) and Johanna Byer (Point Blank, executive producer Praise This) for Will Packer Productions. The executive producers are Ryan Engle and Kristin Engle.
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The basic story revolves around the life of a teacher named Pietro, played by Elio Germano. He appears to be a great teacher with a unique teaching method and is loved by all his students. That is the initial impression you are given, yet the addition of more information will tilt your perception of both his character and morality.

This information comes via a large number of scenes that suggest much but confirm little. This technique at first is somewhat off-putting as it makes you crave a solid foundation to hang your thoughts on. The longer this subterfuge exists the more you accept it and look within yourself to create a narrative. It even causes you to filter events through your own moral compass.

By the film’s end, you are left with more information and fewer answers. Filter the events presented on screen through your own sensibilities and you will come up with a conclusion. Luchetti’s greatest success with Trust is that the conclusion will be more of your making than his
Rob Hudson

Trust screenings in Brisbane
Palace Barracks
Friday 20th Sept – 10:00am
Sunday 22nd Sept – 3:10pm
Wednesday 25th Sept – 7:00pm – Prosecco Premiere
Saturday 28th Sept – 3:20pm
Tuesday 1st Oct – 1:10pm
Thursday 3rd Oct – 12:50pm
Saturday 5th Oct – 1:00pm
Monday 7th Oct – 10:30am
Saturday 12th Oct – 3:00pm

Palace James St
Saturday 21st Sept – 5:45pm
Wednesday 25th Sept – 6:30pm – Prosecco Premiere
Friday 27th Sept – 3:00pm
Sunday 29th Sept – 3:00pm
Monday 30th Sept – 8:15pm
Thursday 3rd Oct – 3:00pm
Saturday 5th Oct – 10:30am
Sunday6th Oct – 5:10pm
Monday7th Oct – 6:30pm
Sunday13th Oct – 10:30am
Wednesday16th Oct – 11:00am

2024 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival runs in Brisbane from 19 September – 16 October, and will take place at the Palace James Street and Palace Barracks cinemas.

Click here for more information about the festival, or head to the official website for more information and to book your tickets!
www.italianfilmfestival.com.au