A married woman realizes how unhappy her marriage really is, and that her life needs to go in a different direction. After a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey to "find herself". … [Read more...] about Eat Pray Love – 2010 Film
Our Italian Film List
The films we've included below are mostly "about" Italy, rather than a list of classic "must see" Italian films. We've included only films and series that we've actually seen and enjoyed. If it wasn't enjoyable to us, we didn't add it.
If you know of a film that should be on this list, by all means please tell us!
The English Patient – 1996 Film
Winner of 9 Academy awards. Set in Italy and Egypt (though the dazzling desertscapes are in fact Tunisia) at the close of World War II. A young nurse tends to a badly-burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair. … [Read more...] about The English Patient – 1996 Film
A Bigger Splash – 2015 Film
The vacation of a famous rock star and her boyfriend in Italy is disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend and his daughter. … [Read more...] about A Bigger Splash – 2015 Film
Call Me by Your Name (2017 Film)
It's the summer of 1983, and precocious 17-year-old Elio Perlman is spending the days with his family at their 17th-century villa in Lombardy, Italy. He soon meets Oliver, a handsome doctoral student who's working as an intern for Elio's father. Amid the sun-drenched splendor of their surroundings, Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of … [Read more...] about Call Me by Your Name (2017 Film)
Third Person – 2013 Film
Three interlocking love stories involving three couples in three cities: Rome, Paris, and New York. … [Read more...] about Third Person – 2013 Film
