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My first day in Venice involved a walking tour where I saw the Doge\’s palace and St Mark\’s Basilica where the body of the saint is entombed (they charge extra to see that!) The reason they are so close together is that the Doge – or duke – who was the leader in Venice used the Basilica as his private chapel. You may draw your own conclusions about the lack of separation between church and state.
I also walked across the Bridge of Sighs, so named because it led from the prison to where the judges meted out the prisoners\’ fates. Good name for the right movie: The Bridge of Sighs. Love story or thriller? You decide.
The definition of a good title is one that says both what the story is about and suggests possibilities. My script would be a romance set in the present, where a tourist finds and loses love, but gets a second chance by taking the tour and re-meeting his or her lover as they walk down the stairs into the sentencing room, maybe after years apart. The symbolism is that love thwarted or denied is like a life sentence.
What would your film – entitled Bridge of Sighs – be about?
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Marilyn, Buon Giorno! Did you have a chance to see the Italian movie, "Io Sono Amore"? It's getting a lot of press on Italian television. Michael Moore's movie is making a big splash too.
About the Bridge of Sighs, I grew up being told that this bridge was a must see for lovers. In an Italian movie, a couple said 'if they kissed under the bridge as the gondola passed, their love would last forever'. It was only during my second visit to Venice that I actually found out that the name, "Bridge of Sighs" was given to the bridge due to the fact that it was the cross over from the Doge Palace, a judiciary building, to the Venitian Prison reserved for prisoners with life sentences. The "sigh" was their last breath as a free man….
I was totally devastated!
I am supposing that a film based on the bridge could be 'either' a love story, or a thriller due to the fact that the legends differ widely. Or, it could be both!
Enjoy!
Maria
Maria:
Thank you for your wonderful comment!
It's amazing how sweet we think something is until we get the whole picture.
I love the idea of blending genres for the story.
Marilyn