Sue

Thanks, KT, for validating my memory of Don't Look Now.<BR><BR>Thought of another-- Garden of the Finzi-Continis.

Laura

The story of the feamle renaissance painter is by Susan Vreeland, the Passion of Artemisia. I didn't know it had been made into a movie, the book was good. Don't forget Summertime, Kate Hepburn in Venice. There's a dark comedy called For Roseanna, staring Mercedes Ruehl and Jean Reno that is great too.

Bill

Look on www.imdb.com for Artemisia. Might not be adapted form the Susan Vreeland book, since the credits list Patrick Amos, Agn&egrave;s Merlet and<BR>Christine Miller as writers.<BR>

jane

My library had the oldie but GOODIE, Rome Adventure with Susan Pleshette and Troy Donahue and they have a Roman holiday from Rome to the Lake Maggiore of Northern Italy and it's romance from the 60's for nostalgia and scenery.

todd

Do NOT see the current disasterous remake of Swept Away. Do rent the original Lina Wertmueller production.<BR>

oldorch

Il Postino and Cinema Paradisio are a great start

dummy

<BR>How about a Roberto Benigni film?<BR><BR>Johnny Stecchino<BR>

richard j vicek

Just saw Bread and Tulips this weekend<BR>thought it was great, other some critics were not enthused.. Others<BR>are Fellinis' Roma, Blume in Love has<BR>some great scenes entering of Pza S. Marco. The Leopard about Sicilia in the 1800's. Fellinis' Amicord about<BR>a small town in the early 30's and its<BR>many characters and problems...<BR>Richard of LaGrange Park, Ill.

Wendy

I watched this some time ago, but "A Month on the Lake" was really wonderful. Buon viaggio!

Bert

Go to your library. The artsy-fartsy crowd that run it will most likely have lots of movies "normal" people don't wanna watch. Besides, it's free!!!

gpratt

Always love this topic. try "Up at the villa". Not the greatest movie but great scenes around Florence. Wish we anticipating a trip back right now. Have a great trip!! G.

xxx

Topping for yuko.

Steve the Guide

Anybody knows &quot;AMICI MIEI&quot; directed by Mario Monicelli and played in Florence ? Very,nice. Ciao

Elizabeth

I saw &quot;My Mother's Smile,&quot; mentioned earlier, at the Film Festival. It has the power and authority of the great old Italian movies of the Fellini era, is set in modern Italy -- I recommend it completely. I guess you'd have to rent ot buy it on the Internet.<BR><BR>

Elizabeth

I saw &quot;My Mother's Smile,&quot; mentioned earlier, at the Film Festival. It has the power and authority of the great old Italian movies of the Fellini era, is set in modern Italy -- I recommend it completely. I guess you'd have to rent or buy it on the Internet. It's BIG, the kind of movie you could see several times.<BR><BR>

Helen

Don't forget THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN (Rome) and SUMMERTIME (Venice)for smaltzy, romantic, picturesque entertainment from decades ago. Great scenery in both.

Ken Slanker

I always enjoy Roman Holiday. But, Bread and Tulips is wonderful. It is more Italian than anything else I have seen.

Alice Twain

Ken Slanker:<BR><BR>Maybe it is mor italian tha naything else you have seen because it is actually an Italian movie, and not an American movie about how the Americans imagine Italy?<BR>Have you ever seen any movie by any other Italian director, apart from &quot;Pane e tulipani&quot;?

Rondo

&quot;Everything Is Wonderful&quot; is an Italian film about a lonely, Sicilian father who has a less than satisfactory relationship with his adult children who live all over the place so he hops on a train to visit them. <BR><BR>Several film locales including Milan.

Alice Twain

Rondo:<BR><BR>That must be &quot;Stanno tutti bene&quot; with an aged beyond his real age Marcello Mastroianni. Probably one of the few decent movies made by Giuseppe Tornatore. If you liked it, you should check out for &quot;La famiglia&quot; by Ettore Scola, this time a travel in time and not space. The movie tells the history of a family in Rome since 1906 until 1986.