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Alice Rohrwacher to Direct 'Baron in the Trees'
28 May
Summary
- Alice Rohrwacher will adapt and direct 'The Baron in the Trees'.
- This is the second film adaptation of Italo Calvino's 1957 novel.
- Our Films banner is producing the feature alongside Rohrwacher.
Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher is attached to direct and adapt Italo Calvino's celebrated 1957 novel, 'The Baron in the Trees'. The Our Films banner, led by producers Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli, will produce the feature. The novel tells the story of a young Baron who famously decides to live his entire life in the trees.
This adaptation marks the second cinematic interpretation of Calvino's work, following the 1969 film 'The Nonexistent Knight'. Rohrwacher, a recipient of the European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema award, brings a strong directorial background, with previous festival successes including 'The Wonders' and 'Happy as Lazzaro'.
Our Films, a division of Mediawan, focuses on developing projects with global appeal for auteur filmmakers. They have recently partnered with Mubi on a new financing and distribution model. This collaboration aims to support specialty films in the current media landscape, as noted by Mieli and Gianani.
Recently, Our Films renewed its financing and distribution agreement with Mubi, first established in 2025. Paris-based Entourage Ventures has also joined forces with Our Films to invest in their Mubi collaborations.
