Pre-Production - Romance
When Eleanor and Lucas meet in Rome, the chemistry is electric. With a shared passion for art, Italy and each other, it looks like the start of something life-changing. The biggest hitch: they are both in relationships with other people.
Year of production : 2024 Director(s) : Nathalie BIANCHERI Writer(s) : Brooke BAKER Cast : Olivia COOKE, Jamie BELL Producer(s) : Gail EGAN, Claude DAL FARRA, Brian KEADY, Olivia COOKE
While finalizing wedding plans with her New York-based fiancé Noah, playwright Eleanor finds herself distracted by Lucas, a handsome free-wheeling British sculptor with a side-gig as a tour guide in Rome. Struggling with writer’s block, Eleanor is swept up by his carefree attitude to life. Meanwhile, Lucas is also looking for escapism; he’s been struggling to make it as an artist in Rome for 10 years and is in a relationship with the no-nonsense Chiara, who wants him to get a ‘proper’ job. When Lucas follows Eleanor on a last-minute trip to Naples the sexual tension becomes impossible to resist, but after discovering their mutual dishonesty, they find themselves at a crossroads and have to decide whether to take the ultimate leap. A twist on the real-time getaway romance of classics like BEFORE SUNRISE, TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE is a sexy, relatable love story that captures the spark of attraction between two people who accidentally find something they didn’t realise they were looking for.
Country(ies) : UNITED KINGDOM