Tetro
Tetro is the title of director Francis Ford Coppola's dramatic film currently in production.
Fast Facts
- Release Date: Expected 2009
- Director: Francis Ford Coppola
- Screenwriter: Francis Ford Coppola
- Producers: Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Roos, Anahid Nazarian
- Distributor: United Artists
- Matt Dillon was originally cast for the part of "Tetro"
- Javier Bardem's part was replaced with a female role
Plot Summary
Tetrois a about a young Italian immigrant who goes to Argentina in search of his long lost brother, Tetro. This is the second film production for Francis Ford Coppola, following a ten year hiatus from directing. He says the story is reminiscent of his own family and life in New York. Javier Bardem was to have a starring part, but when he became unavailable, Francis Ford Coppola made a drastic change stating, "There has been a "sex change" operation:, Carmen Maura is replacing fellow Spaniard Javier Bardem in the family drama Tetro." Ford Coppola felt, during rehearsals, that the mentoring relationship would have a greater impact on the story, if it was between a male and a female.
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