Lyvia's House

"Lyvia Ricci" as a character is an Italian artist in the screenwriter's mind, because all the artwork shown in the film that is 'Lyvia's' was created by the screenwriter, who is of Italian descent. Once this characterization was established and the character of Lyvia developed, the director decided that, although she is beautifully portrayed by American actress Tara Nichol Caldwell, the one time she speaks in the film (in a flashback) she should be voiced by an actual Italian actress. Enter the award-winning Ilenia D'Avenia, (of La Luce Oltre la Gabbia) who needed to send in only one version of Lyvia's three lines in the film before the director was entranced by her portrayal of Lyvia.