Movie Trailer: Miracle At St. Anna by Spike Lee

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Miracle at St. Anna (film)

Miracle at St. Anna is an upcoming 2008 war film directed by Spike Lee and written by James McBride, based on McBride's novel of the same name. The film is set to be released September 26, 2008. The film is set during World War II, in fall of 1944 in Tuscany and in contemporary New York City and Rome.

Miracle at St. Anna Plot

Miracle at St. Anna follows four African-American soldiers of the all-black 92nd Infantry Division who get trapped near a small Tuscan village on the Gothic Line during the Italian Campaign of World War II after one of them risks his life to save an Italian boy.

The story is inspired by the August 1944 Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre perpetrated by the Waffen-SS in retaliation to Italian partisan activity. There is also a reference to a sculpted head from Ponte Santa Trinita in Florence that acts as a plot device.

Miracle at St. Anna Production

The film is based on a novel by James McBride and is scripted by the author.

Principal photography started in Tuscany on October, 15, 2007. The exterior scenes were filmed close to Barga (on the Serchio river), and in the villages of Colognora and Sant'Anna di Stazzema. The production was then moved to Cinecittà and Piazza del Popolo in Rome. Scenes were also shot in New York City and Nassau, Bahamas. Principal photography wrapped in January 2008 and the first trailer of the movie was released in June 2008.

Miracle at St. Anna Music

The score to Miracle at St. Anna was composed by Golden Globe-nominated composer Terence Blanchard, who has worked with director Spike Lee on over 15 projects. He recorded his score with a 95-piece ensemble of the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Sony Scoring Stage.

Miracle at St. Anna Reception

Miracle at St. Anna Controversy

In late 2007 the yet-to-be-released film was strongly denounced by some survivors of the historical Sant'Anna di Stazzema atrocity and some local politicians, including a call to ban the movie for "a false reconstruction that does not take account of the historical reality ... otherwise the damage to the memory and historical truth will be very serious." The mayor of the village disagreed with this opinion, adding that he is "sure Spike Lee will make a masterpiece."

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