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Does anyone know any other chick flicks set in Italy?

posted 17 years ago by Gewher
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My friend is turning sixteen and we are going to Rome and Venice for March Break. But for her party I'm trying to find chick flicks set in Italy. Any suggestions?

[–] ballater100 16 years ago

Avanti is a comedy with romance and wonderful Italian scenery and it is in colour. It has a gentle pace and I would recommend it. Dont know if you class it as a chick-flick.

[–] turtletommy 15 years ago

Another vote for Enchanted April, that has chick-flick written all over it but even us guys can enjoy it. LOL someone mentioned Patton, yeah that really fits this category!

[–] Bishop_of_Battle 14 years ago

Avanti's a good choice. It's more on the comedy side of things but Jack Lemmon and Juliet Mills' performances are worth the viewing. Both are top notch in this one. Here's a list that might prove useful:

http://www.be.wvu.edu/study_abroad/italy/italy_movies.htmp

And yes, I realize that the TC created this thread more than three years ago but everyone else continued listing their favorites regardless.

[–] tonyhgv 15 years ago

try BEN HUR...pml

bring on the empty horses !

[–] stfa-1 15 years ago

A MONTH BY THE LAKE - shot entirely at stunning Lake Como.

[–] viaggio1 15 years ago

Well, you are probably back from Italy now.....!

But for your post-voyage viewing, I would recommend "Come September" with Rock Hudson and Gina Lollobrigida, and "It Started in Naples" with Clark Gable and Sophia Loren.

Enjoy !

"A bride without a head !"
"A wolf without a foot !"

[–] rooprect 15 years ago

Sophia Loren all the way! I'd also recommend "Sunflower" although much of that movie is set in Russia.

There's a relatively recent (2002) film called "Heaven" by Tom Tykwer, starring Cate Blanchett, set in Rome & the surrounding countryside. Absolutely breathtaking scenery.

For an English language chick flick set in Italy, I highly recommend "Room with a View".

[–] virgiltx 15 years ago

Summertime (1955) with Katharine Hepburn, is set in Venice. It's in Technicolor.

Coincidentally, she also falls into the water (a canal, of course).

[–] mark-1589 13 years ago

Sorry, but Roman Holiday is MOST DEFINITELY not a "chick flick".

[–] dblackman70 12 years ago

I know it's been a long time, but, When In Rome with Kristen Bell is cute

[–] bcstoneb444 10 years ago

Agree with the comments about Summertime and Enchanted April. Definitely chick flicks. And wasn't there a Diane Lane movie set in Italy a few years ago that was a romance? A couple of other candidates, though they aren't exactly chick flicks: Death in Venice, set in, well, Venice, and The Talented Mr. Ripley, filmed in Rome and somewhere in Northern Italy.

[–] nutsberryfarm 10 years ago

l'avventura! 

🎄Season's Greetings!🎁🎅🎄

[–] errupter 10 years ago

How about the Gina Lollobrigida comedy Buona Sera Mrs. Campbell.

[–] jd-276 9 years ago

Woody Allen's "To Rome With Love" but it's not very good. It does have amazing pictures of Rome though.

De Sica's "The Bicycle Thief".