To Rome With Love
| Movie | |
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| German title | To Rome With Love |
| Original title | To Rome With Love |
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| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English , Italian |
| Publishing year | 2012 |
| length | 112 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 0 JMK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Woody Allen |
| script | Woody Allen |
| production |
Letty Aronson , Stephen Tenenbaum , Giampaolo Letta , Faruk Alatan |
| music | Goffredo Gibellini |
| camera | Darius Khondji |
| cut | Alisa Lepselter |
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To Rome With Love is an American film director Woody Allen from the year 2012 . The film premiered in Italy on April 13, 2012 and was released in German cinemas on August 30, distributed by Tobis Film .
action
Framed by a preface in which a Roman traffic policeman appears and an epilogue spoken by a resident of the Spanish Steps , the film consists of four unrelated episodes that are told in constant change. The episode of Antonio and Milly is limited to one day, all others extend over longer, unspecified periods of time.
The American tourist Hayley (Alison Pill) meets the young Roman Michelangelo (Flavio Parenti) and becomes engaged to him. Her parents, the psychiatrist Phyllis (Judy Davis) and the failed retired opera director Jerry (Woody Allen), travel to meet the son-in-law and his family. Michelangelo's father Giancarlo (Fabio Armiliato), an undertaker, has a gifted voice, but can only develop it in the shower. Jerry arranges an opera performance in which he lets the newly discovered talent perform in a shower cubicle. While the critics celebrate the voice, they tear down the production. Giancarlo is satisfied with his success and returns to the funeral business.
Antonio (Alessandro Tiberi) and Milly (Alessandra Mastronardi) come to Rome from the provinces to spend their honeymoon there and to meet Antonio's relatives, who should help him to a career in Rome. While Milly gets lost in town looking for a hairdresser, the prostitute Anna (Penélope Cruz) mistakenly breaks into Antonio's hotel room and puts him in a compromising situation in front of his relatives. In order to save himself, he poses Anna as his new wife Milly. The real Milly has since met the actor Luca Salta (Antonio Albanese) while filming and lets Salta take her out to eat. Antonio happens to visit the same restaurant with Anna and the relatives, but hides from his wife. Anna manages to question Milly's virtues and seduce Antonio. Meanwhile, Milly has followed Luca to his hotel room and is ready to give in to his wooing when an armed robber threatens her, then Luca's wife and a private detective are at the door. To get rid of the wife, Milly and the criminal pose as a surprised couple. This allows Luca to escape undetected and Milly gives in to the robber. When Milly and Antonio later meet again in their hotel room, Antonio discards all plans in Rome and declares that he would rather stay in the provinces. Milly reluctantly agrees.
John Foy (Alec Baldwin) visits Rome, where he lived as a young man, with his wife and friends at the end of a vacation and indulges in his memories. In the role of observer and unsuccessful advisor, he accompanies his youthful alter ego, the architecture student Jack (Jesse Eisenberg). He lives with Sally (Greta Gerwig), who receives a visit from her friend Monica (Ellen Page), a hapless actress with a penchant for self-expression and amorous adventures. Despite her obvious manipulation, Jack starts an affair with her and plans a future together, but just as he is about to split up with Sally, Monica is offered a film role and does not waste any more thought on Jack.
Leopoldo Pisanello (Roberto Benigni) is a simple employee who has an opinion on everything, but without being noticed in any way by his environment. He becomes famous overnight for no apparent reason, he is promoted, besieged by paparazzi and constantly interviewed about all the trivial details of his life. He has affairs with several women. After a short time, however, his popularity weighs on him and he is delighted when one day suddenly the attention turns away from him again. A little later, however, he collapses and tries to attract attention in the middle of a busy street. Only when a passer-by recognizes him and asks for an autograph does he calm down again.
criticism
“A round of errors and confusions as well as original, funny scenes, although the characters and episodes cannot develop properly given their multitude. Despite the beautiful details, the film remains a somewhat mild walk through the Italian metropolis. "
“Unlike Woody Allen's Paris , Rome is not becoming a mythical place. The age-related findings - about the dark side of celebrities or the extent of self-deception in young lovers - are rather trivial. Allen only brought back a halfway enjoyable collection of short stories from his most recent trip to Europe. "
background
For the first time since Scoop , Woody Allen was back in front of the camera. And for the first time in a long time, Allen is no longer dubbed by Wolfgang Draeger .
The Antonio and Milly episode is inspired by Fellini's 1952 film The Bitter Love .
Others
A close-up view of the Colosseum reveals the NERONE lettering through the arcade arches on the second floor. These are panels from the temporary exhibition from April 1 to September 18, 2011, which was dedicated to the Roman Emperor Nero . Nero Fiddles was a title considered by the director for this film, but ultimately rejected.
Web links
- To Rome With Love at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official site for the film To Rome With Love
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for To Rome With Love . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , August 2012 (PDF; test number: 134 258 K).
- ↑ Age rating for To Rome With Love . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ To Rome With Love. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ^ Italian conditions , tagesspiegel.de