Several years ago American actor John Turturro traveled to Sicily in order to work on a motion picture and promptly fell in love with the land of his ancestors. He had never been to the birthplace of his grandparents before, and since that film shoot he’s made it almost a second home. With Rehearsal For A Sicilian Tragedy Turturro brings us along on a colorful tour while he takes a working vacation. He’s got an idea for a movie about a puppeteer, and we follow him during his research and side trips to explore his family history. One of the more interesting tidbits concerns their version of the Day of the Dead and its similarities to Christmas. Children would place baskets under their beds and the next morning would have to locate the basket filled with toys and candies that had been filled by deceased relatives. Of course...
- 11/18/2011
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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