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Italian Movies
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Il PostinoIl Postino
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $5.42
Has the story, scenery, & music: I highly recommend the soundtrack as well
Cinema Paradiso (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition)Cinema Paradiso (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition)
Buy used from: $39.99
Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Film (1989?)
Bread and TulipsBread and Tulips
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Set in Venice, but not much scenery - quirky story: modern-day setting of wife who temporarily leaves her family to follow her heart
MalenaMalena
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WWII era town by the sea in Italy: story revolves around townspeople's interactions with a beautiful young woman (Monica Bellucci) who waits for her husband to return from the war
Ciao, Professore!Ciao, Professore!
Buy used from: $18.99
Elementary school children interact with their teacher - heartwarming & fun
MediterraneoMediterraneo
Italian Soldiers are stranded on a "deserted" Greek Island in WWII. Many fun subplots - they all reflect on life while waiting for rescue or encounters with enemy soldiers...
The Star MakerThe Star Maker
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Movie maker shows up in small Italian town promising fame & fortune. Everyone wants to be a star (set in 1940s(?) but made in 1990s)
ButterflyButterfly
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Boy forms friendship with old man (who becomes surrogate grandfather) in rural town