Arriving this weekend in Motovun to check on the house renovations, we thought we had passed through a time warp back to World War 2 Italy. All signs of modern life had been covered and period props were everywhere.

It all was a result of Lucasfilm being in town to film their latest production,, Red Tails. The story is based on the legendary Tuskegee Airmen (32nd Fighter Group), the US’s first all black fighter group. As the publicity for the movie states, they had to fight two battles – the first against the Germans of course and the second against the racial prejudice in the American Army. (The Army actually produced a document that stated African-Americans were not smart enough to be fighter pilots and tried to have the squadrons disbanded.)

They got their nick-name , the Red Tails, as they painted the vertical stabilizers of their P51 Mustangs in distinctive red. The Red Tails undertook the role which none of the other Allied air corps wanted – flying daytime bomber support into German territory – and they proved extremely capable.

The film stars Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr and Method Man amongst many others.

We wish to thank to the Director of Photography, John Aronson, Set Decorator, Tina Jones, and Unit Publicist, Alisa Buckley, for all their support. They told us they were amazed by Motovun’s beauty – and all were in shock when they heard about the planned golf development below the town.

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