Would anyone like to let me know of the films they've seen with really fantastic, extensive Italian scenery?

This thread has some great suggestions:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34573070

" A House in Umbria" starring Maggie Smith made for TV, but released in cinemas in some countries and probably available on DVD has some great scenic shots.

The title is actually &quot;<b>My</b> House in Umbira&quot;

Two movies that aren't that great but show Italy being beautiful: Only You, and Under the Tuscan Sun. One great movie with beautiful Italy- The Talented Mr. Ripley. Although Mongibello is a fictional town-- the scenes there are actually various islands off the coast of Naples. Ischia is one of them.

&quot;Much Ado About Nothing&quot;

Filmed in Tuscany. Good movie, too.

&quot;Heaven&quot; with Cate Blanchett. Beautiful scenery in Tuscany. Don't miss out the helicopter shot in the DVD extras.

Room with a View and The English Patient.

Tea With Mussolini has interesting Italian scenery.

A Month at the Lake-Lake Como

Malena (Sicily)
Il Postino

Also, Night of the Shooting Stars..a great film. And Cinema Paradiso.

Enchanted April

And agree with &quot;The Talented Mr. Ripley&quot; we just watched it Saturday night, it assisted us in our withdrawal grieve therapy.

&quot;Malena&quot; was filmed in Siracusa, Sicily and gives a feel for that island in the 50s.

Stealing Beauty - for Tuscany, Siena.

George Clooney made "The American" in an effort to help the under-touristed region of Abruzzo to recover from a devastating earthquake. It was thought that if people saw how beautiful Abruzzo is, then more tourists would get interested in visiting.

Don't know if these were mentioned in the other thread, but "L'Avventura' is about a staggeringly beautiful road trip through southern Italy. The movie "Letters to Juliet" is partly a travelogue of the wine country of Tuscany & Umbria. "It Happened in Naples" is largely set in Capri. One segement of "The Yellow Rolls Royce" takes place on the Amalfi coast.

In general, any Italian movie set in rural Italy will show you the amazing natural aspect of Italy, even if only in black & white. "Stromboli" is quite memorable, about how the lanscape shapes the people.