the groundhog day project

Watching È già ieri (aka It's Already Yesterday , aka Stork Day ), the Italian remake of Groundhog Day ... again. Filippo's nature show is ridiculous, filmed in front of a blue screen and using fake foreground scenery. But, it amuses me that he's filming a groundhog episode. His complaint when he sees the groundhog: the color is wrong to go with his outfit. Then he complains about the heat. His assignment: to go do a field report about an anomalous migration of storks in the Canary Islands. And, he has a fight with a girl at the station... I wonder if the version of the script they worked from for this remake was the second revision with Stephanie, except this girl doesn't curse Filippo. Filippo doesn't want to go do the report because of the heat. Cameramen draw straws to see who gets stuck going with Filippo—Enrico loses. Enrico asks why the storks made their nests on a volcano. Filippo's response: "Because they're assholes."* *Note: any d...

I finally watched È già ieri (aka Stork Day which is easier to type), the Italian remake of Groundhog Day , today. Note: the Italian title translates not as Stork Day but It's Already Yesterday (or maybe just Already Yesterday . My initial thought: it was rather funny. I mean, I could predict most of where it would go (structurally, there are a few differences between Stork Day and Groundhog Day but the broadstrokes are the same) but it still managed to make me laugh a few times. I will have to watch it again and write a blog entry as it goes, provide some details. For now, know that while Stork Day is actually shorter than Groundhog Day , it's got some sequences added that don't come from the original. For example, Filippo doesn't just Phil Connor the Nancy stand-in but a series of women and at least one man before he gets to Rita (named Rita in both films). He also helps Enrico (Larry) hook up with Marta (Nancy). He gets to know Rosa (the Mrs. Lancaster...