Florence is
a beautiful decor for movies and although this is not a complete list, these
films will give you some very good scenes in Florence.
A room with a stunning view! |
A room with a view (1985)
Of course
this one cannot miss in a list with films set in Florence. Lucy Honeychurch
goes to Florence and is disappointed when she finds out she does not have a
view over the Arno from her hotelroom.
George Emerson and his father who are
also at the hotel offer to change rooms. If you visit Florence for the first
time, you must have a room with view.
Lucy and
the Emersons get better acquainted, but what will happen when Lucy gets back to
England with her fiancé?
This is a
fine costume drama, based on a novel by E.M. Forster. The scenes where Lucy
goes to see the sights with her travelguide are amazing!
Helena
Bonham-Carter, Maggie Smith and Denholm Eliott are always good to watch.
Tea with Mussolini (1999)
This
charming film is set in 1935 and is about a groups of well-born English ladies
who have settled in Florence to enjoy all Florence has to offer. One of them
adopts a half-orphan, because his father wants him to have a proper English
education.
When WWII breaks out they worry about protecting all the art in
Florence, but also about the fate of one of them.
Actrices as Maggie Smith,
Judi Dench, Joan Plowright but als Cher as a rich American who is involved with
the English ladies are at their best in this fine film by Franco Zeffirelli.
Hannibal Lecter with the Ponte Vecchio in the background |
Hannibal (2001)
This films
was the sequal to Silcence of the lambs. Hannibal Lecter had escaped and fled
to Italy. He is a highly educated man and speaks fluently Italian. He know the
history of Florence and manages to get a job as museum curator.
But when a
corrupt policeman tries to deliver him into the hands of his enemy, Lecter must
act. He punishes the policeman by using the same sentence as his ancestors had
when they rose against the Medici family. (I will not get into the nasty
details here)
Beautiful
images of Florence are the most important reason to watch this film, although
it is not a bad thriller.
With Anthony
Hopkins as Lecter and Giancarlo Giannini as police inspector.
Matteo (Alessio Boni) and Nicola (Luigi Lo Cascio) |
La meglio gioventĂș (2003) (The best of youth)
This is the
most beautiful Italian series I ever watched. It is about the brother Nicola
and Matteo, who both follow different paths in their lives and who lost contact
at a certain point.
But when
Florence floods in 1966 they meet each other. Matteo is a police officer who is
send there, and Nicola is one of the many volunteers who came to help.
This flood
is an important moment in the recent history of Florence. It was the first time
in a long time that the river rose that high and threatened to destroy much of
the statues and other art in the city. Volunteers from all over Italy came to
Florence to help. It is a beautiful moment and in the series it is touching
because the brothers see each other again after a long time.
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