• 3 months ago
ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES follows Richard Cantwell (Schreiber), an American Army Colonel in post-WWII Italy. Haunted by the war, Cantwell is a bona fide hero who faces news of his illness with stoic disregard. Determined to spend a weekend in quiet solitude, he commandeers a military driver (Hutcherson) to facilitate a visit to his old haunts in Venice. As Cantwell's plans begin to unravel, a chance encounter with a remarkable young woman (De Angelis) begins to rekindle in him the hope of renewal.
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00:00My dream, driving, driving, driving, driving on solid ground for miles and miles and miles
00:13in one direction, not round in circles on water.
00:18Two infinite possibilities.
00:21The whole army knows about you, called you a hero.
00:26You believe in heroes, Sergeant?
00:29You looking for something special, Colonel?
00:32In Venice, I mean?
00:34Ducks.
00:36I'm here to shoot ducks.
00:40Signorina!
00:42Mi scusi.
00:45You are the famous Colonello Cantwell.
00:49Do you know this city well?
00:51Not as well as I'd like.
00:54You need to be in hospital.
00:56Your heart is beating a bar of time, Richard.
01:01That's a deck you are not going to enjoy paying.
01:05You ever hear about a mass execution back in 43?
01:09They started shooting.
01:12Sam said it never happened at all.
01:14Oh, it happened. I just need to find out where.
01:17Why are you so lonely?
01:18My son.
01:19He likes to shoot ducks too?
01:21Yeah. Used to.
01:26Why don't I show you my beautiful town?
01:28Oh, my.
01:30Be careful.
01:32Venice isn't as safe as it seems.
01:38I have death sewn into the lining of my clothes.
01:41Colonel, what do you say we head back, sir?
01:50An old man, with blood on his hands, fell in love.
01:55He spent his last days thinking about the one chance that slipped away.
02:01I can't live forever.
02:05Why not?

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