"Master storytellers of Italian cinema" Paolo and Vittorio Taviani (Padre Padrone) present "an engrossing epic that seamlessly takes the viewer into the past and the present" (The Austin Chronicle). The Benedetti family has been haunted by a curse for generations. On a long drive to visit their reclusive grandfather, Luigi Benedetti (Lino Capolicchio) tells his children the mysterious story of their ancestors – a tragic tale filled with forbidden love, passion, vengeance and betrayal. DVD EXTRA: 55-minute featurette "The Boys from San Miniato: Meeting with Paolo and Vittorio Taviani" (directed by Luciano Odorisio). Also includes an 8-page booklet with Fiorile essay by Italian cinema expert Peter Bondanella.