What do the films The Talented Mr. Ripley, House of Gucci, Under the Tuscan Sun, and The Godfather all have in common? Besides all being cinematically beautiful, they were either partially or fully shot in Italy. The most recent film to join this list is Vertical Entertainment’s I Don’t Understand You, which originally premiered at SXSW last year and was directed by David Joseph Craig and Brian Crano. The film follows Dom (Nick Kroll) and Cole (Andrew Rannells), a couple on the verge of adopting a baby, who embark on an Italian vacation — the perfect opportunity to reconnect before the new addition arrives. Everything is picture-perfect, the epitome of a European babymoon, when things begin to spiral out of control. Lost on the way to dinner, their car gets stuck in a ditch, leaving them stranded in rural nowhere during a torrential downpour. These two Americans, who are used to being catered to, are now in a foreign land with no cell service, zero comprehension of the Italian language, and, as fear takes over, escalating turmoil that could explode at any moment. Shooting a film like I Don’t Understand You in a foreign country can sound daunting, but it might not be as different as one would think. Weighing in on the subject is I Don’t Understand You DP Lowell A. Meyer, who says, “Filmmaking is obviously a universal language at this point, but there are small differences between the US and Italian systems. There’s this adorable little apple...
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