Draft:A Chance Encounter

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A Chance Encounter is a 2022 American independent film directed by Alexander Jeffery, written by Alexander Jeffery and Paul Petersen, and starring Andrea von Kampen and Paul Petersen.

Formerly known as Molto Bella, the film premiered at the Heartland International Film Festival in October 2020 and won the Audience Choice Award for Narrative Feature Film.[1] The film was acquired for distribution by Samuel Goldwyn Films and released in limited theaters and on digital in October 2022. [2]

A Chance Encounter
Directed byAlexander Jeffery
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJoel Froome, ACS
Edited byJ.C. Doler
Music byAndrea von Kampen
Production
company
Bespoke Works LLC
Distributed bySamuel Goldwyn Films
Release date
LanguageEnglish
Budget$150,000

Plot[edit]

Two Americans, one an aspiring poet and the other an established folk musician, cross paths in the scenic, coastal town of Taormina, Sicily. Their instant chemistry sparks collaboration, leading to an unexpected, weeklong writer's retreat at a beautiful villa in the Sicilian countryside. As they immerse themselves in the local culture, they challenge each other to express their thorniest secrets, growing closer all the while.  [3]

Production[edit]

A Chance Encounter (fka Molto Bella) was filmed in Sicily over three weeks October and November 2019, right before the Covid pandemic. A cast and crew of twelve filmmakers from the United States went over to Sicily together and made this film on a shoestring budget, spending most of the budget on travel and filming locations abroad.[4] Additional photography for the film took place in Shreveport, Louisiana and Omaha, Nebraska after the bulk of principal photography was finished in Sicily.

A Chance Encounter filmed at some iconic Sicilian location, including the church from The Godfather where Michael Corleone's wedding took place.

During production, lead actor Paul Petersen was asked to write his poetry on the fly, responding to the locations as he saw everything for the first time.[5] A Chance Encounter is Jeffery and Petersen's first feature film together under the banner of their company Bespoke Works LLC.

Music[edit]

Folk singer-songwriter Andrea von Kampen wrote four original songs for the film and created renditions of two public domain classic songs: Hard Times Come Again No More and Goodnight, Ladies.

This was von Kampen's first time writing original songs for a movie based on the script.[6]

Produced by Andrea, and co-produced by her brother David von Kampen, A Chance Encounter: An Original Motion Picture Soundtrack follows her much admired debut LP, 2021’s, That Spell.

'‘A CHANCE ENCOUNTER: AN ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK’[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Love Him Right"2:53
2."Hard Times"2:35
3."Liars (Song for Cady)"2:36
4."Goodnight, Ladies"2:17
5."Hadley's Song"3:16
6."Time + Space (Molto Bella)"2:49
Total length:16:29

References[edit]

  1. ^ "HEARTLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL". heartlandfilmfestival20.eventive.org. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  2. ^ Grobar, Matt (2022-06-16). "Samuel Goldwyn Films Acquires Alexander Jeffery's Italy-Set Romance 'A Chance Encounter'". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  3. ^ "A Chance Encounter – SAMUEL GOLDWYN FILMS". Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  4. ^ Kennell, Tiana. "An Italian love story with local origins screening one-night-only in Shreveport". The Times. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  5. ^ Kennell, Tiana. "An Italian love story with local origins screening one-night-only in Shreveport". The Times. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  6. ^ Henson, Dave (2022-10-21). "ANDREA VON KAMPEN 'A CHANCE ENCOUNTER: AN ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK' OUT NOW". Fantasy Records. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  7. ^ "ANDREA VON KAMPEN 'A CHANCE ENCOUNTER: AN ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK' OUT NOW". 21 October 2022.