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- Alice (1988) - Director: Jan Svankmajer. - IMDb user rating: 7.5. - Metascore: data not available. - Runtime: 86 minutes. The surrealist ’80s film, “Alice,” is loosely based on the iconic tale from Lewis Carroll, “Alice in Wonderland.”
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) - Director: Andrew Dominik. - IMDb user rating: 7.5. - Metascore: 68. - Runtime: 160 minutes.
- Beauty and the Beast (1946) - Directors: Jean Cocteau, René Clément. - IMDb user rating: 7.9. - Metascore: 92. - Runtime: 93 minutes. One of Disney's most beloved re-imaginations actually started on the screen with director Jean Cocteau.
- Black Swan (2010) - Director: Darren Aronofsky. - IMDb user rating: 8.0. - Metascore: 79. - Runtime: 108 minutes. Darren Aronofsky brings to life a twisted take on Tchaikovsky's “Swan Lake,” heavily influenced by Fyodor Dostoyevsky's “The Double.”
- Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) Genre: Drama/Romance. IMDB rating: 6.7/10. Rotten Tomatoes: 62% Frequently ranked high on lists of classic movies set in Italy, Under the Tuscan Sun is a romantic comedy-drama based on a true story adapted from Frances Mayes’ memoir of the same name.
- A Room with a View (1985) Genre: Drama/Romance. IMDB rating: 7.2/10. Rotten Tomatoes: 100% Adapted from a British novel, A Room with a View is set in a historical period and depicts the journey of Lucy, a young lady who travels to Florence with her cousin.
- Roman Holiday (1953) Genre: Romance/Comedy. IMDB rating: 8/10. Rotten Tomatoes: 95% Roman Holiday is another popular film when it comes to romantic movies set in Rome.
- La Dolce Vita (1960) Genre: Drama/Comedy. IMDB rating: 8/10. Rotten Tomatoes: 95% You can’t miss out on this one when it comes to famous movies filmed in Italy.
Feb 12, 2024 · It’s the stuff of fairy tales; indeed, Argento has noted Disney’s Snow White as an influence. Argento floods the screen with garish primary colours, including sprays of unnaturally red blood ...
- 8 1/2 (1963) – An autobiographical film from renowned Italian director Federico Fellini, about the trials and tribulations of filmmaking. Subtitled; it won an Oscar for best foreign film.
- A Bigger Splash (2015): A rock star and her boyfriend vacation on an Italian island. Setting: Milan, Sicily.
- Adventures of Pinocchio (1996) – One of puppet-maker Geppetto’s creations comes magically to life. This puppet named Pinocchio has one major desire, to become a real boy someday, but he has to learn to act responsibly.
- Agata and the Storm (2004) – A cheerful bookstore owner is courted by a man half her age while sorting through family drama. Settings: Genoa.
- Cinderella
- Little Red Riding Hood
- Snow White
- The Fox and The Grapes
- Rapunzel
The first fairy tale we want to talk about is probably one of the best-known fairy tales in the world. What if we told you that it is about a young servant that has a wicked stepmother and two evil stepsisters and that dreams of going to the royal ball dressed as a princess? Have you guessed it already? We are talking about Cinderella. It is an ext...
The second fairy tale we want to tell you about starts like this: “Once upon a time, there was a sweet little girl whose grandmother was very sick. Her mother told her: take this focaccia bread and this infusion to your grandmother: they will do her well! And the little girl left to go to her grandmother’s house”. But then, either because sending y...
Originally written by the Brothers Grimm, the third fairy tale we want to illustrate is about a gorgeous young girl that, also, in this case, has an evil stepmother who is utterly vain (but why in every fairy tale does the female protagonist have a widowed father who decides to get married again with a demon? Who knows) and does not tolerate that h...
This next fairy tale is probably less famous, maybe because it did not have a very successful film adaptation, but, anyway, it is still one the best-known fables written by Esopo, a remarkable writer of Ancient Greece. The fable was widely spread in the Latin world thanks to Fedro’s translation. Fedro was a notable Latin writer of the 1st century A...
The last fairy tale we are going to talk about is extremely famous also because of the incredible Disney movie that came out in 2010. It is the story of Rapunzel, firstly collected by the Brothers Grimm in the first half of the 19th century and since then famous worldwide. Everybody knows the story narrated by Walt Disney, however, you should know ...
Apr 27, 2022 · Get ready to go to the swamp, slip on a glass shoe, and be told a charming tale in these great fairy tale movies
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Oct 26, 2012 · Favorite fairy tales told in Italy. by. Virginia Haviland. Publication date. 1996. Topics. Fairy tales -- Italy., Fairy tales., Folklore -- Italy. Publisher. Beech Tree Books.
