12 Feb 2014

Posted at 00:00h in Italian itineraries

When someone mentions Lake Como we immediately think of George Clooney: ever since the Hollywood star bought Villa Oleandra he has come to symbolize this wonderful place, probably fulfilling the dreams of many of his colleagues, actors and directors, who have filmed on the shores of the lake and later become habitués of the area.

23 Dec 2013

Posted at 00:00h in Movies & locations

Oscar winning actresseffie-image-emma-thompson-dakota-fanning-600x421 Emma Thompson and the British art critic John Ruskin are united by a love of Venice which they both discovered at the age of 16.  They have never met – that would have been impossible as Ruskin died in 1900 – but they have been “reunited” on the big screen thanks to “Effie”, written by and starring Ms. Thompson, most of which was filmed in the famous city on the Lagoon.

The story focuses on John Ruskin and his stormy marriage to Euphemia – “Effie”- Gray.

15 Mar 2011

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Baaria”, “Basilicata Coast to Coast”, “Loose Cannons”, “Focaccia Blues”, “The First Beautiful Thing”, “The Man Who will Come”, “Il Figlio più Piccolo”: we create a tour map of some of the most beautiful places in Italy that were used as sets for the winners of the Globo D’Oro 2010 – the awards assigned to Italian movies every year by the foreign press in Rome