The most beautiful Tuscan November in memory and Villa Petrolo in all her autumnal beauty. An ideal backdrop for my husband John Charles Jopson’s new movie “Terroir”, an independent film based on Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” – on which I am serving as Art Director as well as Producer along with Carlo Dusi.
Actor Keith Carradine (in the role of wine producer Jonathan Bragg) – and his lovely wife Hayley DuMond – arrived for a costume fitting and went right into filming as inclement weather was imminent. Completion of filming happily coincided with (American) Thanksgiving Day, so we held our wrap party for the nearly year-long production there at the villa.
Villa Petrolo resides on the eastern foothills of Chianti with spectacular views of the Valdarno and Pratomagno mountains.
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Photos by Federico Caponi
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Gotta love Keith Carradine. He’s so talented and versatile. I was searching for recipes for Thanksgiving leftovers and found this. Had no idea he was making this movie. Can’t wait to see “Terroir”.
I’d rather spend Thanksgiving with you guys than my stupid family.
Currently it sounds like (from what I’ve read) this film will come out in 2013? Could you please post an update? We love Keith Carradine.
Dude can play the hurdy gurdy, what more do you want?
http://fuckyeahkeithcarradine.tumblr.com
“The Duellists” Fuck yeah! Dude can act.