To Rome with Love (film)

To Rome with Love is a 2012 magical realist romantic comedy film written, directed by and starring Woody Allen in his first acting appearance since 2006. The film is set in Rome, Italy it was released in Italian theaters on April 13, 2012, and opened in Los Angeles and New York City on June 22, 2012.

To Rome with Love tells four unrelated stories taking place in Rome. The second story, Antonios, is a direct lift with some amendments of an entire Fellini film, The White Sheik 1952.American tourist Hayley falls in love with and becomes engaged to Italian pro bono lawyer Michelangelo while spending a summer in Rome. Her parents, Jerry Woody Allen and Phyllis, fly to Italy to meet her fianc and his parents. During the visit, Michelangelos mortician father Giancarlo sings in the shower and Jerry, a retiredand critically reviledopera director, feels inspired to bring Giancarlos gift to the public. Jerry convinces a reluctant Giancarlo to audition in front of a room of opera bigwigs, but Giancarlo performs poorly in this setting. Michelangelo accuses Jerry of embarrassing his father and trying to use him to revive his own failed career, which in turn breeds discontent between Michelangelo and Hayley. ........

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