The Etruscan Smile (2018) on Netflix
Rory MacNeil leaves his Hebridean island for San Francisco to seek medical treatment. He moves in with his estranged son, whose household includes a baby grandson.
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- Netflix3.5/5
- IMDb6.9/102,507 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes70%
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Plot summary
Rory MacNeil, a rugged old Scotsman, reluctantly leaves his beloved isolated Hebridean island and travels to San Francisco to seek medical treatment. Moving in with his estranged son, Rory sees his life transformed through a newly found bond with his baby grandson.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Etruscan Smile (2018)
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- The house used as Rory's home in the film is not on the Outer Hebrides at all: it was shot at Loch Eriboll in northern Scotland, and the museum scenes were filmed in San Francisco City Hall.
- The title statue exists in two real versions, one in the Villa Giulia in northern Rome and one in the Louvre in Paris; for the film a third statue with a "special smile" was made in the USA and stands in the San Francisco museum.
- Compared with José Luis Sampedro's novel, the film moves the story from Calabria in southern Italy to the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, and from the Italian metropolis of Milan to San Francisco.
- Das etruskische Lächeln was the last film project produced by Arthur Cohn; he produced it at the age of 90.
