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To Rome with Love
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWoody Allen
Written byWoody Allen
Produced by
[1]
Starring
CinematographyDarius Khondji
Edited byAlisa Lepselter
Production
companies
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Distributed by
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Release date
  • April 20, 2012 (2012-04-20) (Italy)
Running time
112 minutes[1]
CountriesUnites States
Italy
LanguagesEnglish, Italian
Box office$41,400,888[3]

To Rome with Love is a 2012 romantic comedy film written by, directed by and starring Woody Allen. The film is set in Rome, Italy.[4]

The film features an ensemble cast, and Allen himself in his first acting role since 2006's Scoop.[5] The story is told in four separate vignettes: a worker who wakes up to find himself a celebrity, an architect who takes a trip back to the street he lived on as a student, a young couple on their honeymoon, and a funeral director who has a talent for singing in the shower[6].

Cast

Production

The idea to produce To Rome with Love came from an offer from distributors from Rome who offered to finance a film for Allen, as long as it was filmed in Rome, which he accepted due to his desire to both work in Rome and "opportunity to get the money to work quickly and from a single source".[14] The four vignettes featured in the film were based on ideas and notes he had written throughout the year before he wrote it.[14] The vignettes featured in the film deal with the theme of "fame and accomplishment", although Allen stated that he didn't intend for them to have any thematic connection.[14] He initially named the film Bop Decameron, a reference to the 14th century book by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, but several people, including Italians, didn't understand the reference, so he retitled it Nero Fiddles.[15] The new title was still met with confusion, so he settled on the final title To Rome with Love, although he has stated that he hates this title.[15]

Release

The film was released in Italian theatres on April 20, 2012,[citation needed] and opened in Los Angeles and New York City on June 22, 2012.[1]

Reception

The film has generally received mixed reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes reported that it received 45% positive reviews from critics and an average score of 5.7/10, based on 51 reviews from American critics. The film also received a rating of 55% from Rotten Tomatoes' "Top Critics".[16] The critical consensus is that "To Rome With Love sees Woody Allen cobbling together an Italian postcard of farce, fantasy, and comedy with only middling success.".[16] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 55 out of 100, and thus "mixed or average reviews", based on eighteen professional critics.[17] A. O. Scott of The New York Times found some of the scenes rushed and haphazardly constructed and some of the dialogue overwritten and under-rehearsed.[1] On the other hand, The New Yorker's David Denby thought the film was "light and fast, with some of the sharpest dialogue and acting that he’s put on the screen in years."[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c d A. O. Scott (June 21, 2012). "When in Rome, Still an Anxious New Yorker". The New York Times. Retrieved June 21, 2012. Some of the scenes feel rushed and haphazardly constructed, and the dialogue frequently sounds overwritten and under-rehearsed. But this may just be to say that we are watching late-period Woody Allen.
  2. ^ "Sony Classics Acquires Woody Allen's 'Nero Fiddled'". December 21, 2011.
  3. ^ To Rome With Love at Box Office Mojo
  4. ^ "Woody Allen set to film his new movie in Rome later this year". Monsters and Critics. Retrieved May 12, 2011.[dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Woody Allen To Act Again In Next Film 'The Wrong Picture'". Retrieved May 12, 2011.
  6. ^ "To Rome With Love". IMDB. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  7. ^ "Greta Gerwig, Alison Pill Join Woody Allen Movie". The Hollywood Reporter. June 20, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  8. ^ "Ellen Page, Jesse Eisenberg, Alec Baldwin join Woody Allen film". HitFix Staff. April 13, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
  9. ^ "Where is Penelope Cruz going with Woody Allen this time?". Retrieved May 12, 2011.
  10. ^ "Alec Baldwin Joins Woody Allen's Latest Film". Retrieved May 12, 2011.
  11. ^ "Roberto Benigni signs up for next Woody Allen project". The Guardian. London. May 6, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
  12. ^ "Roberto Benigni Confirmed For Woody Allen's Next". Retrieved May 12, 2011.
  13. ^ "Woody Allen Reveals Details On His Next Film, Including Which Role He'll Play". CinemaBlend.com. May 17, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  14. ^ a b c Eisenberg, Eric (June 22, 2012). "Woody Allen Explains Why Annie Hall And Hannah And Her Sisters Were Disappointments". Cinema Blend. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  15. ^ a b "Woody Allen dislikes own films, but won't retire". The Hindustan Times. June 26, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ a b "To Rome with Love". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  17. ^ "To Rome with Love Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. April 25, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  18. ^ Denby, David (July 2, 2012). "That's Amore: 'To Rome with Love'". The New Yorker. pp. 84–85. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
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