Valentina Cervi and PierFrancesco Favino discuss Miracle At St. Anna and Breaking Stereotypes

MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA




A deeply inspiring story that transcends national boundaries,
race and class to touch the goodness within us all




Miracle At St. Anna is a gripping World War II epic that chronicles the story of four African American soldiers who are members of the US Army as part of the all-black 92nd Buffalo Soldier Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy, during World War II. They experience the tragedy and triumph of the war as they find themselves trapped behind enemy lines and separated from their unit after one of them risks his life to save an Italian boy.

Directed by Spike Lee from a screenplay written by James McBride, the author of the acclaimed novel of the same name, the film is produced by Lee, Roberto Cicutto and Luigi Musini. Executive producers are Jon Kilik and Marco Valerio Pugini. The director of photography is Matthew Libatique and the production designer was Tonino Zera. Barry Alexander Brown is editor and Carlo Poggioli served as costume designer. Internationally renowned jazz trumpeter, bandleader and composer Terence Blanchard created the score. Miracle At St. Anna is presented by Touchstone Pictures in association with On My Own and RAI Cinema.

Its a World War II film brutal and gruesome -- a mystery that deals with historic events and the stark reality of war, says Director/Producer Spike Lee. But its also a story of compassion and love. Theres a very lyrical, magical, mystical element to it.

Lee says he was a fan of the story from the moment he read McBrides novel. I called him up and told him I would like to make this into a film, says the director. I became a student of World War II, a student of the Buffalo soldiers, in particular the 92nd Infantry Division.

James introduced me to several of the surviving Buffalo soldiers whom he met and interviewed for the novel, Lee continues. They saw things that you would not want anybody to see -- the horrors of war: moments that they still think about, still dream about, still wake up in a sweat about.

Lee assembled a culturally diverse cast for the film. This is an ensemble piece, he says. There are the four core Buffalo soldiers, of course, but the whole cast consists of American actors, great Italian actors, great German actors everyones speaking their native tongue, too, which I really think makes it feel authentic.




CAST
DEREK LUKE - (Aubrey Stamps)
MICHAEL EALY - (Bishop Cummings)
LAZ ALONSO (Hector Negron)
OMAR BENSON MILLER - (Sam Train)
PIERFRANCESCO FAVINO - (Peppi The Great Butterfly)
VALENTINA CERVI - (Renata)
JOHN TURTURRO - (Detective Antonio Tony Ricci)
JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT - (Tim Boyle)
ALEXANDRA MARIA LARA (Axis Sally)
LUIGI LO CASCIO (Old Angelo)




Director: Spike Lee
Screenplay: James McBride (based on novel of the same name)
Producers: Spike Lee, Robert Cicutto, Luigi Musini
Executive Producers: Jon Kilik, Marco Valerio Pugini

Touchstone Pictures presents in association with
ON MY OWN PRODUZIONI CINEMATOGRAFICHE and RAI CINEMA
a 40 ACRES AND A MULE FILMWORKS production A BlackTree Media Production Thank you for watching!

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[lostsoul103]

in the movie renata takes her top off like twice and she wears no bra

i'm telling the truth lol

[lilbits]

Spike is the best.great interview.

[Tony Micel]

Yup he got to trim her GOD. That tight puss was alone for such a long time, he had to adopt it. She wanted the sergeant, but he respected her to much she had to get her twat licked by the other negro. Ussually when a woman shows you her breasts, your disrespecting her if u dont grab the twins. and rock her world. She had a nice ass, that ass claps loud as hell when u smacking it against a cock.

[PhuckHue2]

at least Michael Ealy got to poke her before he got killed

[rutgher111]

valentina e'LOVELY and MYSTERIOUS. love her

[Gianluca Trinchillo]

Renata la bucchina

[linkinantonio14]

okokk good video

[chica2030]

you and your black eyes..i like that..yeeeaah

[JMHamilton1]

I think this is one of Mr. Lee's best movies ever. As a Soldier with a history on my family serving in the Military, I am very touch from this movie showing the roll of Afro-Americans in a war.

JMH