T    E    R    R    A    N    O    V    A
A film by Calogero Salvo
Fiction, 35 mm. Color, 96 minutes

With Marisa Laurito, Antonio Banderas, Mimi Lazo, Patrick Bauchau, Massimo Bonetti and Nathalia Martinez

In Spanish & Italian with English Subtitles

Set in a rural Venezuelan town of the 1950s, Terra Nova is a story of self-realization and liberation. It captures the intensity of a turning point in the lives of six characters whose often conflictive and painful relationships become a metaphor for the challenges of self-acceptance and the inevitable consequences of self-discovery.

The catalyst for the dramatic change in the lives of these individuals is the unlikely friendship which develops between Rosetta, the matriarch of a humble Italian immigrant family, and Noemi, an aristocratic landowner.   As the two women labor toward achieving an open and honest rapport about their individual frustrations, they empower each other with an audacious spirit and an appetite for change. As they redefine their individual values, hopes and expectations, the other characters begin to recognize and question unfulfilling patterns of behaviour in their own lives as well. Each character emerges revitalized, choosing new and previously unaccessible alternatives and a new definition of happiness in life.

Festivals
13 Havana International Film Festival; Cuba
America's Film Festival, Los Angeles; USA
America's Film Festival, Washington, D.C., USA
American Cinemateque, Los Angeles, USA
Círculo Precolombino   - Best Actress to Marisa Laurito
IV Festival Internacional de Cine de Viña del Mar, Chile
Joseph Papp's Latino Film Festival, New York, USA
San Antonio International Film festival; USA
VIII Festival de Cine de Bogotá, Colombia