Melbourne secures Connolly’s feature A View From the Bridge
The film adaptation of Arthur Miller’s award-winning play A View From the Bridge will be directed by Robert Connolly and made in Melbourne this year, with pre-production, filming and post to take place in the state.
The film will be a 100 percent Australian project, produced by actor Anthony LaPaglia, Australian UK-based producer Marion Pilowsky, and LA-based producer Natalie Stevenson.
The cast includes LaPaglia, Mia Wasikowska, Vera Farmiga and Sebastian Sant. The screenplay has been written by Andrew Bovell; according to Film Victoria CEO Sandra Sdraulig, “at least 70 crew” will be from Victoria.
The project received an incentive from Victoria’s Production Investment Attraction Fund.
The story is set in 1950s Brooklyn and follows longshoreman Eddie Carbone, his wife Beatrice and her orphaned niece Catherine. LaPaglia secured the film rights and Miller’s approval after starring in the 1998 Broadway production, for which he won a Tony Award for best actor as Eddie Carbone.
Part of the shoot will also take place in New York.
