THE LEISURE SEEKER

The Leisure Seeker is the nickname of the old RV used by Ella and John Spencer to take vacations with their children in the 1970s. On a summer morning, desperate to escape a destiny of medical care that would have kept them apart forever, the couple go on journey towards Key West for a new adventure. Their trip through an America they no longer recognize is their chance to retrace a married life nourished by passion and devotion, but also by secret obsessions that abruptly resurface and cause surprising revelations right up to the very end.

Paolo Virzi studied screenwriting at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia film school, graduating in 1987. His teachers included prestigious film director, Gianni Amelio and the screenwriter of some of the greatest Italian movies of all time, Furio Scarpelli who was to play a crucial role in Virzì’s life. Paolo Virzì made his directorial début in 1994, with La bella vita. Hardboiled Egg, one of Virzì’s most personal films, followed. It was awarded Jury Grand Prix at Venice Film Festival. In 2009 Virzì shot The First Beautiful Thing. The film was selected as Italy’s Official Academy Award Entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards. In 2014, another of his films Human Capital was chosen as the official Italian entry for best foreign language film at the 2015 Academy Awards. The film Like Crazy premiered as part of the Cannes Film Festival.