First Look at Liev Schreiber in Adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES

Above you’ll find the first look at Liev Schreiber in his upcoming feature film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s Across the River and Into the Trees. This was the last full novel that Hemmingway wrote and it was published in 1950.

The film will tell the story of Colonel Richard Cantwell (Schreiber), “a semi-autobiographical character partially based on Hemingway’s friend, Colonel Charles T. Lanham. Cantwell is a complex and conflicted character, wounded and damaged both physically and mentally by World War II, seeking inner peace, and trying to come to terms with his own mortality.”

In post-war Italy, “Cantwell finds himself a bona fide hero, facing news of his illness with stoic disregard. Determined to spend a weekend in quiet solitude, he commandeers a military driver to facilitate a visit to his old haunts in Venice. As Cantwell’s plans begin to unravel, a chance encounter with a remarkable young woman begins to rekindle in him the hope of renewal.”

Across the River and Into the Trees comes from director Paula Ortiz (The Bride) and it also stars Matilda De Angelis (The Undoing), Danny Huston (Succession), Josh Hutcherson (The Kids Are All Right) and Laura Morante (Cherry on the Cake).

The movie is set to premiere at the Sun Valley Film Festival on March 30th.

Source: Deadline