{"id":3938,"date":"2011-02-28T16:00:53","date_gmt":"2011-02-28T16:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/whatisee\/?p=89"},"modified":"2011-02-28T16:00:53","modified_gmt":"2011-02-28T16:00:53","slug":"at-the-movies-manuale-damore-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/28\/at-the-movies-manuale-damore-3\/","title":{"rendered":"At the Italian movies, Manuale d’Amore 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I lived in the US, I loved going to the movies often. At HP I used to go with my colleagues when a new movie came out and we would take a long lunch break and go tho the earliest showing. When I lived in Rome, I didn’t have money to eat out but I would try to go to the Metreon on Wednesday for cheap movie night in lingua originale <\/em>for my English language film fix. The first few years back and forth from Italy I wouldn’t sleep on the Transatlantic flight but would stay up watching as many movies as I could. Sometimes I still do.<\/p>\n

Now that I can get movies easier wherever I am, I don’t rely on the theaters for my movie fix, but I still enjoy going to the cinema. Lately, we’ve discovered some Italian movie theaters do an early-morning Sunday viewing for 1\/2 the price of normal tickets (4.50euros instead of 9.50) – half price and no crowds? Yes, please. We’ve been in theaters for 600 people and the only ones there and loved it!<\/p>\n

On Sunday we went to see a film, Manuale d’Amore 3, the third in the series of films about love. Not all movies were available for a matinee, so we tried to pick something light and uncomplicated and this is what we ended up with. I spent most of the film scoffing and laughing at the plot, which seemed very male-centric. I don’t want to ruin the film for those who haven’t seen (or want to see) it, but the film is broken up into three main parts and several stereotypes I see in Italian movies were present: the temptress, the temptress, and the temptress. Ah those poor engaged\/married\/pure Italian men. Those temptress women just won’t leave them alone. Manuale d’Amore 3 was written and directed by a man, and I believe it shows.<\/p>\n

If nothing else, you may want to watch just to see Robert De Niro speak Italian, and not just a few lines, but an entire part and (spoiler!) get it on with Monica Bellucci (I’m sure the reason he decided to do the film in the first place).<\/p>\n

The good thing to come out of today’s movie were definitely the previews – I’ll be looking forward to La Vita Facile<\/em><\/a> with Stefano Accorsi & Pierfrancesco Favino – two of my favorite contemporary Italian actors. If you’re into Italian cinema, you won’t want to miss this past week’s Eye on Italy podcast episode where we talk about non-sucky Italian cinema<\/a> :) – you’ll find a bunch of films to add your various movie queues!<\/p>\n

Seen any good Italian films lately?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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When I lived in the US, I loved going to the movies often. At HP I used to go with my colleagues when a new movie came out and we would take a long lunch break and go tho the earliest showing. When I lived in Rome, I didn’t have money to eat out but…<\/p>\n

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