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{{Short description|2022 film by Peter Flannery}}
{{Infobox film
| image          = Across the River and Into the Trees (film).jpeg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Paula Ortiz]]
| screenplay     = [[Peter Flannery]]
| based_on       = {{Based on|''[[Across the River and into the Trees]]''|[[Ernest Hemingway]]}}
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* John Smallcombe
* Kirstin Roegner
* [[Liev Schreiber]]
* Ken Gord
* Robert MacLean
* Michael Paletta
* Justin Raikes
}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* Liev Schreiber
* [[Matilda De Angelis]]
* [[Josh Hutcherson]]
* [[Laura Morante]]
* [[Massimo Popolizio]]
* [[Danny Huston]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Javier Aguirresarobe]]
| editing        = {{Plainlist|
* [[Stuart Baird]]
* Kate Baird
}}
| music          = [[Edward Shearmur]]
| studio         = Tribune Pictures
| distributor    = Level 33 Entertainment (Canada)
| released       = {{Film date|2022|03|30|Sun Valley Film Festival|2024|08|30|Canada|df=y}}
| runtime        = 
| country        = {{Plainlist|
* United Kingdom
* Italy
* Canada
}}
| language       = English
| budget         = 
| gross          = 
}}

'''''Across the River and into the Trees''''' is a 2022 [[war drama]] film directed by [[Paula Ortiz]] and adapted by [[Peter Flannery]] from the [[Across the River and into the Trees|1950 novel]] by [[Ernest Hemingway]]. It stars [[Liev Schreiber]], [[Matilda De Angelis]], [[Josh Hutcherson]], [[Laura Morante]], [[Massimo Popolizio]], and [[Danny Huston]]. The film premiered at the Sun Valley Film Festival on 30 March 2022.

==Premise==
[[United States Army]] Colonel Richard Cantwell confronts the news of his terminal illness with stoic indifference and enlists a military driver for presumably his final hunting trip and a visit to Venice. Along the way, Cantwell investigates an alleged [[war crime]] and has a chance encounter with a young woman from the [[Italian nobility]].

==Cast==
* [[Liev Schreiber]] as Colonel Richard Cantwell
* [[Matilda De Angelis]] as Renata Contarini
* [[Josh Hutcherson]] as Jackson
* [[Laura Morante]] as Contessa Contarini
* [[Massimo Popolizio]] as Vanni Rizzon
* [[Danny Huston]] as Captain Wes O'Neill
* [[Sabrina Impacciatore]] as Agostina

==Production==
Screenwriter [[Peter Flannery]]'s plans to adapt [[Ernest Hemingway]]'s ''[[Across the River and into the Trees]]'' into a feature film date back to 2016, when [[Pierce Brosnan]], [[Isabella Rossellini]], and [[María Valverde]] came on board to star and [[Martin Campbell]] was set to direct.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/berlin-pierce-brosnan-martin-campbell-862973|title=Pierce Brosnan, Martin Campbell to Adapt Ernest Hemingway Novel (Exclusive)|date=February 8, 2016|first=Borys|last=Kit|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=February 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224225848/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/berlin-pierce-brosnan-martin-campbell-862973|archive-date=February 24, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/afm-isabella-rossellini-joins-pierce-brosnan-adaptation-ernest-hemingway-novel-944078|title=AFM: Isabella Rossellini Joins Pierce Brosnan in Adaptation of Ernest Hemingway Novel (Exclusive)|date=November 3, 2016|first=Borys|last=Kit|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=February 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224230413/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/berlin-pierce-brosnan-martin-campbell-862973|archive-date=February 24, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2020, [[Paula Ortiz]] replaced Campbell as director and every role was recast, with [[Liev Schreiber]], [[Matilda De Angelis]], [[Laura Morante]], [[Javier Cámara]], and [[Giancarlo Giannini]] joining the cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/liev-schreiber-hemingway-film-across-river-trees-venice-1234571651/|title=Liev Schreiber To Lead Hemingway Adaptation ''Across The River And Into The Trees'', Film To Shoot In Venice Next Month|date=September 7, 2020|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=February 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224230552/https://deadline.com/2020/09/liev-schreiber-hemingway-film-across-river-trees-venice-1234571651/|archive-date=February 24, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Josh Hutcherson]] was added to the cast in November, and [[Danny Huston]] joined the following year in February.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/josh-hutcherson-across-the-river-and-into-the-trees-1234825664/|title=Josh Hutcherson Joins ''Across the River and Into the Trees'' (Exclusive)|date=November 9, 2020|first=Dave|last=McNary|author-link=Dave McNary|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=February 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224230726/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/josh-hutcherson-across-the-river-and-into-the-trees-1234825664/|archive-date=February 24, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/danny-huston-joins-liev-schreiber-hemingway-adaptation|title=Danny Huston Joins Liev Schreiber in Hemingway Adaptation ''Across the River and Into the Trees'' (Exclusive)|date=February 22, 2021|first=Alex|last=Ritman|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=February 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224230857/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/danny-huston-joins-liev-schreiber-hemingway-adaptation|archive-date=February 24, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

After delays in securing insurance, [[principal photography]] began in late 2020 or early 2021 amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Italy]] with cinematographer [[Javier Aguirresarobe]]. Locations included [[Venice]]; [[Treviso]], including the {{interlanguage link|Canale dei Buranelli|it}}; and the [[Friuli-Venezia Giulia]] region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nuovavenezia.gelocal.it/venezia/cronaca/2021/02/13/news/da-lunedi-il-ciak-del-film-sul-libro-di-hemingway-1.39898957|trans-title=The film based on Hemingway's book starts on Monday|language=it|title=Da lunedì il ciak del film sul libro di Hemingway|date=February 13, 2021|website=[[La Nuova Venezia]]|access-date=July 17, 2024|archive-date=17 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717234730/https://nuovavenezia.gelocal.it/venezia/cronaca/2021/02/13/news/da-lunedi-il-ciak-del-film-sul-libro-di-hemingway-1.39898957|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://notizieplus.it/si-gira-a-treviso-across-the-river-and-into-the-trees-giovedi-cast-deccezione-ai-buranelli/|trans-title=''Across the River and Into the Trees'' are filmed in Treviso: exceptional cast at Buranelli on Thursday|title=Si gira a Treviso ''Across the River and Into the Trees'': giovedì cast d'eccezione ai Buranelli|date=February 16, 2021|first=Alvise|last=Salice|website=Notizie Plus|language=it|access-date=July 17, 2024|archive-date=18 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718000236/https://notizieplus.it/si-gira-a-treviso-across-the-river-and-into-the-trees-giovedi-cast-deccezione-ai-buranelli/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ilnuovoterraglio.it/treviso-torna-ad-essere-set-di-un-grande-film/|trans-title=Treviso once again becomes the set of a great film|title=Treviso torna ad essere set di un grande film|date=February 18, 2021|first=Gianfranco|last=Vergani|website=Il Nuovo Terraglio|language=it|access-date=July 17, 2024|archive-date=17 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717234731/https://ilnuovoterraglio.it/treviso-torna-ad-essere-set-di-un-grande-film/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://imagazine.it/home_desk/across-the-river-and-into-the-trees-iniziate-le-riprese-in-fvg/|language=it|trans-title=''Across the River and Into the Trees'': Filming has begun in FVG|title=''Across the River and Into the Trees'': iniziate le riprese in FVG|date=February 19, 2021|website=iMagazine|access-date=July 17, 2024|archive-date=17 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717234734/https://imagazine.it/home_desk/across-the-river-and-into-the-trees-iniziate-le-riprese-in-fvg/|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[COVID-19 lockdowns in Italy|nationwide lockdown]] allowed the cast and crew to film in an empty [[Piazza San Marco|St Mark's Square]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/liev-schreiber-across-the-river-and-into-the-trees-movie-venice-1234761360/|title=Liev Schreiber Starring in ''Across the River and Into the Trees'' Movie, Shooting in Italy in October|date=September 7, 2020|first=Dave|last=McNary|author-link=Dave McNary|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=February 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224231021/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/liev-schreiber-across-the-river-and-into-the-trees-movie-venice-1234761360/|archive-date=February 24, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://eyeonsunvalley.com/Mobile/Mobile_Story_Reader/9333/Liev-Schreiber-Reveals-His-One-Wish/|title=Liev Schreiber Reveals His One Wish|date=April 3, 2022|first=Karen|last=Bossick|website=Eye On Sun Valley|access-date=July 17, 2024|archive-date=17 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717232403/https://eyeonsunvalley.com/Mobile/Mobile_Story_Reader/9333/Liev-Schreiber-Reveals-His-One-Wish/|url-status=live}}</ref> Most of the film was shot in black-and-white except for flashbacks, which were captured in color. By March 2021, production concluded. Editing was completed by [[Stuart Baird|Stuart]] and Kate Baird.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/production-wraps-in-italy-on-the-exchange-efm-sales-title-across-the-river-and-into-the-trees-exclusive/5157661.article|url-access=limited|title=Production wraps in Italy on The Exchange EFM sales title ''Across The River And Into The Trees'' (exclusive)|date=March 3, 2021|first=Jeremy|last=Kay|website=[[Screen International]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305012054/https://www.screendaily.com/news/production-wraps-in-italy-on-the-exchange-efm-sales-title-across-the-river-and-into-the-trees-exclusive/5157661.article|archive-date=March 5, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=March 4, 2021}}</ref>

==Release==
The film premiered at the Sun Valley Film Festival in the [[Sun Valley Opera House]] on 30 March 2022 in [[Sun Valley, Idaho]], a [[resort town]] where Hemingway once lived.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/across-the-river-and-into-the-trees-first-look-at-liev-schreiber-drama-1234985349/|title=''Across The River And Into The Trees'': First Look At Liev Schreiber In Ernest Hemingway Drama|date=March 24, 2022|first=Matt|last=Grobar|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=March 24, 2022|archive-date=27 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327204201/https://deadline.com/2022/03/across-the-river-and-into-the-trees-first-look-at-liev-schreiber-drama-1234985349/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://eyeonsunvalley.com/Story_Reader/9330/%E2%80%98Hemingway%E2%80%99s-Words-Name-our-Wounds-Today%E2%80%99/|title=Hemingway's Words Name our Wounds Today|date=April 2, 2022|first=Karen|last=Bossick|website=Eye On Sun Valley|access-date=July 17, 2024|archive-date=17 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717231819/https://eyeonsunvalley.com/Story_Reader/9330/%E2%80%98Hemingway%E2%80%99s-Words-Name-our-Wounds-Today%E2%80%99/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, the film picked up the Jury Prize from the Italian Contemporary Film Festival,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://icff.ca/across-the-river-and-into-the-trees-wins-the-jury-prize-and-marcel-the-shell-is-awarded-the-peoples-choice-award/|title=Across the River and Into the Trees wins the Jury Prize and Marcel the Shell is awarded the People's Choice Award|date=July 22, 2022|website=ICFF|access-date=July 17, 2024|archive-date=17 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717235208/https://icff.ca/across-the-river-and-into-the-trees-wins-the-jury-prize-and-marcel-the-shell-is-awarded-the-peoples-choice-award/|url-status=live}}</ref> and Jose Tirado was recognized for his production design at the [[Ischia Film Festival]], where it held its European premiere on 2 July.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nonsolocinema.com/ischia-film-festival-miglior-film-anatolian-leopard-di-emre-kayis.html|trans-title=Ischia Film Festival, best film ''Anatolian Leopard'' by Emre Kayis|language=it|title=Ischia Film Festival, miglior film ''Anatolian Leopard'' di Emre Kayis|date=July 4, 2022|first=Marcon|last=Sabrina|website=Non Solo Cinema|access-date=July 17, 2024|archive-date=18 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718002611/https://www.nonsolocinema.com/ischia-film-festival-miglior-film-anatolian-leopard-di-emre-kayis.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/ocio-y-cultura/2022/06/19/directora-aragonesa-paula-ortiz-ischia-pelicula-novela-hemingway-zaragoza-1582682.html|language=es|trans-title=Aragonese director Paula Ortiz will exhibit her film based on a novel by Hemingway in Ischia on July 2|title=La directora aragonesa Paula Ortiz exhibirá en Ischia el 2 de julio su película basada en una novela de Hemingway|date=June 19, 2022|website=[[Heraldo de Aragón]]|access-date=July 17, 2024|archive-date=7 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607022454/https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/ocio-y-cultura/2022/06/19/directora-aragonesa-paula-ortiz-ischia-pelicula-novela-hemingway-zaragoza-1582682.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was released in Spain on 11 October 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eldiario.es/cultura/cine/taylor-swift-no-le-bastan-estadios-quiere-llenar-cines-bolsillo_1_10590499.html|website=[[eldiario.es]]|date=12 October 2023|first=Laura|last=García Higueras|title=A Taylor Swift ya no le bastan los estadios, quiere llenar los cines (y su bolsillo)|access-date=July 17, 2024|archive-date=14 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014020952/https://www.eldiario.es/cultura/cine/taylor-swift-no-le-bastan-estadios-quiere-llenar-cines-bolsillo_1_10590499.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Bleecker Street (company)|Bleecker Street]] was originally set to distribute the film after buying the rights in May 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/across-the-river-and-into-the-trees-release-date-bleecker-street-1235368395/|title=Bleecker Street Acquires Ernest Hemingway Adaptation ''Across The River And Into The Trees'' Starring Liev Schreiber & Josh Hutcherson|date=May 16, 2023|first=Matt|last=Grobar|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=July 17, 2024|archive-date=17 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717090911/https://deadline.com/2023/05/across-the-river-and-into-the-trees-release-date-bleecker-street-1235368395/|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2024, Level 33 Entertainment acquired the North American distribution rights from them, scheduling the film for a theatrical run starting 30 August 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/across-the-river-and-into-the-trees-level-33-entertainment-acquires-1235921568/|title=''Across The River And Into The Trees'': Level 33 Acquires WWII Drama Starring Liev Schreiber & Josh Hutcherson For U.S. And Canada|date=May 17, 2024|first=Valerie|last=Complex|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=July 17, 2024|archive-date=10 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710140538/https://deadline.com/2024/05/across-the-river-and-into-the-trees-level-33-entertainment-acquires-1235921568/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/trailer-for-hemingway-adaptation-across-the-river-and-into-the-trees-starring-liev-schreiber/|title=Trailer for Hemingway adaptation ''Across the River and Into the Trees'' starring Liev Schreiber|date=July 17, 2024|first=Amie|last=Cranswick|website=Flickering Myth|access-date=July 17, 2024}}</ref>

===Critical response===
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|82|6.5|17|ref=yes|access-date=December 26, 2024}} {{Metacritic film prose|63|6|ref=yes|access-date=December 26, 2024}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://accrosstheriver.domesticdragon.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|5652768}}

{{Ernest Hemingway}}

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