A Summer in Genoa 2008

    An English family goes to Italy after the wife/mother is killed in an auto accident while they were living in the United States.  Dad is hoping a change of scenery will help him and his two daughters with their grief.  Oldest daughter Kelly, meets a lot of new friends but seems lacking in supervision.  Mary is still having problems, during the day she seems OK but she cries for her mother in the night.  A former university colleague tries to help the family, she's knowledgeable about the language, history and the city.
    You can see the intense grief in Mary and you really feel for her plus the struggles of her dad trying to take care of them, cook for them and teach students.  I enjoyed the movie but did not like the ending, it seems like falling off a cliff instead of providing closure.  3* (This movie is OK)
 

93 min, Drama directed by Michael Winterbottom with Colin Firth, Catherine Keener, Hope Davis, Willa Holland, Perla Haney-Jardine.

Note:  Blockbuster 3*, 6.1 out of 10, no reviews yet on Rotten Tomatoes.