‘Lost in Florence’ Released in the U.S.

Filmed entirely in Italy, “Lost in Florence” is currently distributed on the U.S. movie theater circuit as of January 27.  The plot revolves around an American football player visiting his cousin in Florence.  After his girlfriend dumps him, he decides to remain in Florence, and ends up as a player on a Calcio Storico (a historic game mixing soccer and rugby) team, and finds love again against a backdrop of Renaissance landmarks such as Ponte Vecchio and Santa Croce as well as the Tuscan countryside.

“Lost in Florence” stars Brett Dalton (best known for his role in the TV series “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D”), Stana Katic of “Castle,” Alessandro Preziosi and Alessandra Mastronardi.

To read more in Italian, visit Florence’s La Repubblica news site.