''Lost in Florence'' (previously titled ''The Tourist'') is a 2017 romantic

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

written and directed by Evan Oppenheimer and starring

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Alessandra Mastronardi Alessandra Carina Mastronardi (born February 18, 1986) is an Italian actress. She is best known for her roles in the films '' To Rome with Love'' and '' The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent'', and the television series ''Master of None'', for ...

, Alessandro Preziosi and

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. The sport played in the film is ''

Calcio Fiorentino ''Calcio Fiorentino'' (also known as ''calcio storico'' "historic football") is an early form of football ( soccer and rugby) that originated during the Middle Ages in Italy. Once widely played, the sport is thought to have started in the ''Piaz ...

'', an ancient form of

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that has been played in Florence since the sixteenth century.

Cast

Production

Originally titled ''The Tourist'', filming took place on location in

Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...

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for four weeks beginning 9 June 2014, and filming completed around 10 July 2014.

Release

In 2016, two years after production, the film was picked up for distribution by

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and Gunpowder & Sky, and was released on 27 January 2017.

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