10 best Italian love movies to make you believe it exists

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

Those who have visited Italy at least once will hardly be able to forget the incredible romantic atmosphere, which is literally the hallmark of this amazing sunny country. It is as if everything is saturated with romance here. Perhaps that is why Italian films convey to each viewer the special mood of the southern country, which many call the country of love.

Roman Holiday, 1953, directed by William Wyler

For Audrey Hepburn, "Roman Holiday" became a ticket to a big movie, and she got this role only due to the fact that after the completion of the screen test with the participation of the actress, the operator was instructed not to turn off the camera. Audrey Hepburn, having heard the words "Stop, shot", relaxed and answered all the questions asked frankly. It was these few minutes that decided her fate. And the film eventually became a classic.

Italian Marriage, 1964, directed by Vittorio De Sica

This film with the participation of Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni can be revisited endlessly, finding new shades and details in scenes that the viewer has long known by heart. The picture is rightfully called one of the best love stories, despite all its drama, irony and even sadness.

The Taming of the Shrew, 1980, directed by Franco Castellano and Giuseppe Moccia

Despite the fact that for the USSR some scenes were cut out from the film with Adriano Celentano and Ornella Muti in the lead roles, and some were cut, the picture became one of the most visited foreign films in the Soviet box office. A delightful romantic comedy, scenes from which have become legendary for a long time, and dialogues diverged into quotes, it is not in vain that it entered the golden fund of world cinema.

Escaping Beauty, 1995, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

This film will allow you to take a break from intense thrillers and focus on feelings and emotions that can completely capture attention. The plot develops slowly, and the atmosphere of the film seems to be the focus of romanticism and passion. The story of a girl who painfully tries to find and know herself, going through the stage of sensual maturation, is able to captivate and capture the viewer.

Remember Me, 2003, director Gabriele Muccino

A very deep and true story of a family, where feelings, it seems, have already gone irrevocably, and only memories of past passion, of the romance of southern nights await. But still someone at one point will decide to change everything in himself and change the lives of people around. And this picture will make the viewer think that love can be very different. So is happiness.

Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) Audrey Wells

The picture will allow the viewer to take a trip to sunny Italy and, having enjoyed the beautiful views, to enjoy the story of the transformation of the main character, who managed to regain peace of mind and find a new love and a new family.

Don't Go, 2004, directed by Sergio Castellitto

This film is unlike any other movie about love. It literally takes your breath away and makes you think about the missed opportunity of finding happiness. A stunningly beautiful and incredibly heavy drama, the leitmotif of which is the words of the protagonist: "Now I know, the one who loves is always there …"

Tiger and Snow, 2005, directed by Roberto Benigni

This film is one of those that cannot be objectively evaluated. For 118 minutes of viewing, his characters penetrate the very heart and make the viewer think about eternal feelings, the injustice of being and the cost of human life. It is not for nothing that many, after watching, will call this picture a parable of life and love and keep it in their own film library among their most beloved ones, so that they can then review it again and again.

Letters to Juliet, 2010, directed by Gary Vinik

The country of production of this film is the USA, but it is about Italy and how the city, known to the whole world thanks to the story of Romeo and Juliet, is able to change the fate of a person. There is no vulgarity in this picture, but there is the romance of real feelings. And the hope that love has a place to be in everyone's life. Even if "Juliet" is already over 60, and the hope of meeting Romeo, who wrote her a letter half a century ago, seems more unrealizable than a flight to the moon.

Roman Adventures, 2012, directed by Woody Allen

In his film, the director intertwined the story of newlyweds who fell into the clutches of temptation with the parallel developing lines of the history of American and Italian families, a story about the heavy burden of fame of a simple employee and a love triangle. It seems that only Woody Allen, making his "away film", was able to mix truth and fiction in one bottle, spice it all up with subtle notes of sadness, add some humor. At the same time, after viewing, the viewer will have a feeling of warm happiness inside.

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