To Rome With Love

Legendary writer and director Woody Allen continued his journey abroad with another travelogue that took him to the eternal city. Rome is experienced differently by four different characters, an American family clashes with an Italian one when their children want to get married, a Italian couple on their honeymoon get separated and meet a prostitute and a movie star, an American student falling for the friend of his girlfriend and an ordinary Roman finds celebrity status addicting. Allen seems to have fallen under the spell of Rome that he tried to bring four different stories into one film which doesn't add up to a coherent film. As usual with a Allen film, it's up to the actors to make an impression and some manage to do that while others struggle but none can match the allure and grace of the eternal city which deservedly gets all the attention. Veterans such as Allen, Judy Davis, Roberto Benigni, Alec Baldwin and Penélope Cruz face off with newcomers like Jesse Eisenberg, Ellen Page, Alison Pill, Alessandra Mastronardi and Flavio Parenti. 1001 Films coverage of films on DVD.