The Best of Youth (La meglio gioventù) is a beautiful and touching family story that goes through thirty-seven years of Italian history. Two brothers live their lives in the period from 1966 to 2003 when Italy went through the flood of Florence, the students protests of 68, the terrorism of…

 A great 1988 Italian movie about love, cinema, youth and aging. It won the Academy award for best foreign language movie and the Grand Prize of Jury at Cannes among many international recognitions.   Set and filmed for the major part in Sicily in the towns of: Bagheria, Castelbuono, Cefalù,…

  It's Semptember ! So which movie could be more appropriate than this 1961 comedy titled Torna a Settembre ? It's a romantic movie with lots of stars of the time: Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin. The story is about a rich American man who comes every year…

Stealing Beauty (Io ballo da sola) is a 1996 film directed by Academy Award-winning Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci.  The story is about an American going to a villa in the beautiful Tuscan countryside. She starts her journey after her mother committed suicide, wanting to discover the identity of her father.…

 Divorce, Italian Style (original title: Divorzio all’italiana) is a satirical comedy about a Sicilian nobleman, who wants to kill his wife so he can marry his beautiful 16 year old cousin.  It is a great movie portraying the society of a town of Southern Italy and exploring different themes: marriage…

 The book about Elizabeth Gilbert's journey to self awareness was a huge bestseller and the Eat Pray Love (Mangia prega ama) film has been heavily promoted to achieve a even higher success. Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem are supposed to attract truckloads of fans. And setting the movie in New…

 If you are looking for a nice and romantic movie with an Italian setting just to spend two hours of relax, then this 2003 comedy/drama is a good choice.  The story is about an American woman, a just-divorced writer, who goes on vacation in Tuscany where she will buy a…

 This great Italian movie, now become a classic, is a bitter-sweet representation of the social transformation happening in Italy in the Sixties. The country was undergoing a period of rapid economic growth the society saw the appearance of trends of individualism and hedonism clashing with the traditional family values. The…

 A light and enjoyable US comedy of the 50s. It won two Oscars (Best Cinematography, Best Original Song) and was nominated for other two (Best Picture, Best Director).  It was filmed in Rome and Venice, with some spectacular views as you will see from the opening scenes. The title refers…