Venice/Rome movies
 

Would anyone like to list movies they have seen that have a majority of the setting in Venice, Rome or Paris? I know of some, but I just can't get my fill of these cities. Thanks.

Two movies set in Rome that I really enjoyed are:<BR><BR>. Year of the Gun, a political thriller by John Frankenheimer, 1991. Andrew McCarthy plays an American novelist who accidentally becomes entangled in the Red Brigade's terrorist plan to kidnap Italian Premier Aldo Moro during a research trip to Rome. Also stars Sharon Stone & Valeria Golino. <BR><BR>. The Belly of an Architect, by Peter Greenaway, 1987. A bit strange (as many of Greenway's movies are), this is his homage to Rome. It stars Brian Dennehy as an American architect who comes to Rome with his young wife to supervise an exhibition (in the Vittorio Emmanuelle monument) devoted to Etienne-Louis Boull&eacute;e, a French architect of the 18th century. Has a wonderful scene of a welcoming dinner set in the Piazza della Rotonda with the Pantheon in the background. <BR><BR>For Paris, I loved Roman Polanski's 1988 movie Frantic, starring Harrison Ford & Emmanuelle Seigner (Polanski's wife), and, for Venice, I've heard great things about Nicholas Roeg's 1973 psychological thriller, Don't Look Now, starring Donald Sutherland & Julie Christie.

"Only You" - a romantic comedy starring Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr...features beautiful scenes of Venice, Tuscany, Rome and the Amalfi Coast.

I think three of the best for Venice are<BR>"Summertime",<BR>"The Wings of the Dove", and<BR>"Don't Look Now".

-<BR>That Gregory Peck & Audrey Hepburn movie set in Rome --- gosh, what is the title --- she's a princess & wants to run away for awhile to enjoy the city incognito .... <BR>

I second Don't Look Back as a great, underrated movie. One of my favorite Rome movies is a dark late 50s or early 60s one called The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. Look for a gorgeous, young Warren Beatty. The actress is Olivia de Haviland.

I've never seen it, but that movie would be Roman Holiday. National Geographic Traveler magazine has a issue from the summer of 2000 (July, I think) which has an article revisiting sites used in that film. <BR><BR>

Dangerous Beauty - incredible Venice scenery & gorgeous period costumes.<BR><BR>The Talented Mr. Ripley - lots of great Italian scenery.

Various Fellini films: La Dolce Vita, 8 1/2...

"Othello", made in 1995 w/ Lawrence Fishburne is outstanding and truly moving...set in Venice.

"Blame it on the Bellboy" - A silly little movie with Dudley Moore, but shot in Venice from beginning to end.<BR><BR>Woody Allen's "Everybody Says I Love You" - some nice Venice scenes.

Thanks to all who replied. I'll have to check some of these movies out.

The most recent Italian film I've seen is "Bread and Tulips". Filmed in Venice. Won and Italian Film award in 2001.

We rented and watched Don't Look Now last night. It does have a lot of great scenes of Venice -- including one brief one where Donald Sutherland runs past the tiny Miracoli church (which looks very dirty back then) and the canal that passes beside it -- but we didn't find the movie itself very compelling and certainly not a "chiller" (as I'd read on the online All Movie Guide.)

Actually, I thought that "Don't Look Now" was one of the most chilling and unsettling movies I've ever seen.

me too, but maybe it had something to do with seeing it on the big screen<BR>the first time

Yeah... I found Don't Look Now a goose bump movie. Vis a vis Roma..... no ine has mentioned Three Coins in the Fountain. (Louis Jordan at his peak... sigh...)

I also found "Don't Look Now" rather haunting and unsettling; certainly memorable. Also enjoyed "Summertime" and "Dangerous Beauty."

Interesting to hear your differing opinions about Don't Look Now. Thanks...and vive la difference!<BR><BR>I'm going to have to see another movie set in Venice, The Comfort of Strangers, with Christopher Walken. Now THAT's a movie I remember as being very unsettling.

There was a program on TV last night about the AFI's (American Film Institute) top 100 most romantic movies. At #4 was Roman Holiday (which I still have yet to see), topped only by Casablanca (1), Gone With the Wind (2) and West Side Story (3). <BR><BR>Here's the complete list:<BR><BR>http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.ht...s/jump/1449749

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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone starred Vivien Leigh (not Olivia De Havilland). It is a really interesting movie.

Grace Kelly, or an italian verison, as I recall, who moved from Rome center with her old brown dog to a rural area into a large old house in need of refurbishment. It had heating but no bathroom, and she was especially desirous of soaking in a tub. Her protector, Hadrian, hired contractors, led by one Carmello of a local family, to do the work. This crew toiled for months and finally completed the job. The last scene shows the woman soaping up and just enjoying the new tub. Quite a nice little film, but it seemed to run a bit long. The poor woman thought she was a slave to the workers, who were typically late and slovenly.

What a movie!

Hi all. Toni, avoid the remake of Roman Holiday with Catherine Oxenburg, but do rent For Roseanna, w/ mercedes Ruehl and Jean Reno. For Paris, don't forget Forget Paris (Billy Crystal/Debra Winger) French Kiss (Kevin Kline/Meg Ryan) and Ready to Wear /Pret a Porter. I understand Vatell, recent movie w/ Depardieu is all Versaille. The Horseman on the Roof w/ Binoche has beautiful scenery of France, plus Olivier Martinez, no small eye candy. Enjoy

Gosh, do I love "Roman Holiday". It was broadcast on the AMC cable channel last night and I think the stars of the film never look better --- Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck and Rome. Great that it was shot in black & white; aside from the 50's cars and clothes, much looks exactly the same as it does now. Well, okay it was made in 1952 and the streets of Rome are much, much busier now than 50 years ago. You get to see the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steppes, Coloseum, Victor Emmanuel (the 'wedding cake' building), Castel S'Angelo. It's a delightful breezy comedy.<BR>

Just scanned through this thread, so hope I'm not repeating a previous suggestion. I love "A Month by the Lake" with Vanessa Redgrave, Edward Fox and Uma Thurman. Also, I don't think anyone mentioned "Tea With Mussolini." Great cast and interesting story.<BR><BR>j

No one has mentioned "A Little Romance", from back in the 70s about two teenagers who kiss under the Bridge of Sighs at sunset while the bells are tolling... Because of that movie I'm spending my honeymoon in Italy to have "that" kiss...