Int'l Box Office: A Finnish Toon, Italian Laughs and Russian Romance

Published: December 18, 2007, 3:02 pm

Tags: a very beautiful wife, christmas on a cruise ship, irony of fate continuation, leonardo pieraccioni, natale in crociera, neri parenti, quest for a heart, questforaheart

Filed under: Animation, Comedy, Foreign Language, Independent, Romance, Box Office, Remakes and Sequels, Cinematical IndieAnimated family film Quest for a Heart won the hearts of Finnish movie-goers over the weekend, becoming "the best December opening for a Finnish family film ever," according to Variety. Quest for a Heart has an impressive official site, where you can watch the trailer; it looks like it's pitched to a very young audience, but it's good to see detailed, old school 2-D animation still being practiced. An international, English-language version has also been prepared.While Hollywood fare dominates much of the European box office, Italians prefer homegrown comedies, according to another article in Variety, with good returns noted for Natale in Crociera (AKA Christmas on a Cruise Ship), the latest in an annual series of madcap holiday adventures directed by Neri Parenti, and Leonardo Pieraccioni's A Very Beautiful Wife. Both outperformed the local opening of The Golden

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