Well Go U.S.A. will take
a break on Nov. 19 from its noted DVD and Blu-ray releases of big-budget,
lavish and action-laced film product offerings from the Asian market for a more
intimate romantic drama from writer/director Kat Coiro.
Titled And
While We Were Here, the film made its debut at the Tribeca Film
Festival in April of last year, took a short tour of the European festival
circuit and will be getting a limited (major metro) theatrical push from Well
Go U.S.A. on Sept. 13. It is being
platformed to market quite nicely (looking for reviews and buzz) before
arriving in the home entertainment market place on both DVD and Blu-ray.
Set in Naples, Italy, we
are introduced to Jane (Kate Bosworth) and her world-renown viola virtuoso
husband, Leonard (Iddo Goldberg — Defiance, Secret Diary of a Call Girl),
who is there for concert rehearsals.
From the get-go there is a coolness to their relationship … it’s too
formal; there’s an aloofness from him that is somewhat chilling.
We learn of their
marriage through a backstory, which seems to suggest that it is a marriage of
arrangement and although Leonard may care deeply for Jane, he is, sadly, unable
to express that love.
So while he gets into his
work — coldly — she is left to wander the streets of Naples, which sparks a
side trip to the nearby island of Ischia and a chance meeting with a man/boy
named Caleb (Jamie Blackley — Snow White and the Huntsman, We
Are the Freaks). Caleb is
counterpoint to Leonard. He is young, vibrant, playful, funny … and
very interested in the beautiful and lonely “older” woman.
A romantic liaison ensues
that will play out in bittersweet fashion in the third act … with tips and
homages along the way to other films that have used the cobblestone streets of
Naples as their romantic backdrop.
And While We Were Here will have two viewing options on both DVD and
Blu-ray SKUs — shot in color, filmmaker Kat Coiro choose to render the final
festival version in black and white.
Consumers can select from either the color or black and white
presentations.
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