Movies about Rome
As I mentioned in a recent post, I will be in Rome next month, taking part in a recording project in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore. At that point, no one had any ideas to offer for things I should try to see or do when in Rome, so I am asking a different question. What films are set in Rome that are worth seeing again before I leave? Based on recent reviewings of Roman Holiday and the two Fellini films listed below, I am ready to become involved in crazy adventures with beautiful princesses and starlets, preferably avoiding paparazzi while racing around in a sports car. Here are the films that came to mind for viewing before my trip:
- Roberto Rosselini's Roma, Città Aperta (1945)
- Ladri di biciclette (1948)
- Roman Holiday (1953)
- Mario Lanza's Arrivederci Roma (1958)
- Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960)
- Spartacus (1960)
- Pier Paolo Pasolini's Mamma Roma (1962)
- The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
- Bertolucci's Il Conformista (1970)
- Federico Fellini's Roma (1972)
- Monsignor (1982), with Christopher Reeve
- The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
- The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
- Gladiator (2000)
3 comments:
What about Carol Reed's The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965), starring Charlton Heston?
- Romanzo criminal
- Belly of an Architect
- La Tigre e La Neve
- Umberto D.
The Italian film, An American in Rome, is a classic.
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