Letters to juliet succeeds in being just what its meant to be, a feelgood romantic comedy about love lost and love found, in which love triumphs in the face of cynicism. Verona the native places of romeo and juliets legend. Letters from iwo jima and flags of our fathers are like bookends, clint eastwoods two views of the same world war 2 battle in the pacific, as seen from both sides. Letters to juliet 2010 when a young american travels to the city of verona, home of the starcrossed lover juliet capulet of romeo and juliet fame, she joins a group of volunteers who. Actual southern california locations where 2007s letters from iwo jima was filmed.
Yes, they go to casa di giulietta the th century house actually has little or nothing to do with any real juliet. Zeffirellis romeo and juliet, 1968 movie location in. Letters to juliet is a new film which caught my eye because most of it has been filmed in and. Girl talk, by kurt loder amanda seyfried and vanessa redgrave make the most of a sunny romantic comedy.
I letters to juliet forlader sophie hall seyfried, en aspirerende journalist, new york sammen med sin forlovede, victor bernal, for at holde en romantisk ferie i verona. Letters to juliet is a 2010 american romantic comedydrama film starring amanda seyfried, christopher egan, gael garcia bernal, vanessa redgrave and. Letters to juliet filming locations in verona and tuscany. The romance of the story made letters to juliet one of my favourite films of all time but the part that always interested me the most was the story of the secretaries of juliet who answer all the letters addressed to shakespeares most iconic heroine. Well, verona, italy gets top billing but perhaps not deservedly so. Claire vanessa redgrave wrote such a letter 50 years ago, when she was 15, about a young man she loved, lorenzo franco nero.
The biggest mistakes you never noticed in letters to juliet 2010. A lot of the outdoor scenes were filmed on montanini. As such, before anything else, we evaluate a film to see if it is based on a play written by shakespeare. Letters to juliet 2010 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. One of the things on my bucket list has always been to write letters to lovers on behalf of juliet. For those who arent familiar with the film, letters to juliet chronicles the journey of sophie hall, a fact checker living in new york. Juliet capulet of romeo and juliet fame, she joins a group of volunteers who respond to letters to juliet seeking advice about love.
Once upon a time, there was a man called shakespeare who penned a story set in verona, italy called romeo and juliet. Amidst this personal turmoil, redgraves latest film is a moment of romantic respite. Film scrisori catre julieta letters to juliet filme 2010. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
Letters to juliet from romantic movies in italy e. Their mission is to act on behalf of shakespeares juliet by responding to letters written from women all around the world asking the fictional character for advice on love. Leap year 2010, while you were sleeping 1995, under the tuscan sun 2003, the proposal 2009, the holiday 2006. F rom june 23rd until july 10th 2010, verona will become the set of an american movie production that will shoot letters to juliet a romantic comedy. Filmed on location in italy, letters to juliet takes you on a romantic discovery of true love all while showcasing the beautiful scenery that acts as the storys backdrop. Letters to juliet, the film shot in tuscany caparzoborgo. The plot is sophia finds a love letter behind a loose rock in a wall dedicated to juliet capulet and this begins sophies journey to help the letters author, claire, find her longlost love of her life. Juliet club enjoy in verona the magic of letters to juliet.
Buy the romeo and juliet dvd with leonardo di caprio instead that is a tragedy for all the right reasons. Watch the movie and you will be able to get a fell for the area. Each of the verona women who respond to the letters on behalf of juliet have a specific advice specialty heartbreak, finding romance, etc. With amanda seyfried, gael garcia bernal, vanessa redgrave, marcia debonis. Costumes where the costumes and the bed of the films heroes are situated now. In letters to juliet, opening may 14, she plays claire, an elegant, widowed grandmother who returns to verona to. L ike taylor swifts pop hit love story, garry winicks letters to juliet references shakespeare to prop up its cornball fairytale romanticism. It might have been true in the 50s when american women were much more liberated than most italian women and it showed in the way they looked, but nowadays, in 2010, no sane man would do that.
To make the film that much sweeter, the film is set in one of the most beautiful countries in europe, italy. Sometimes we have personal reasons for responding to a film. The locations for letters to juliet around verona and tuscany provide the perfect backdrop for this endearingly chickiest of chickflicks the film is bookended, though, by scenes in new york, where wannabe writer sophie hall amanda seyfried works as a fact checker for the new yorker. Letters to juliet is a nice romantic, drama movie to enjoy while getting your tuscan taste buds wet. While verona gets most of the top billing, the film was primarily filmed in and around siena, montalcino and castelnuovo berardenga. Their mission is to act on behalf of shakespeares juliet by responding to letters written from women all around the world. I know letters to juliet is a soppy melodrama, and i dont mind in the least. Not everything that is purportedly shot in verona is actually shot there. Sophie dreams of becoming a writer and travels to verona, italy where she meets the secretaries of juliet.
We also check to see if the film is widely known among. Italian men screaming bella at foreign women from their cars, or chasing them in the streets is also pure fiction. Letters to juliet location siena forum tripadvisor. Letters to juliet has a refreshingly earnest romantic charm, but it suffers from limp dialogue and an utter lack of surprises. This is a movie about love lost and found again after 50 years. Casa di giulietta, or juliets house, is where the capuleti family is said to have lived. Romeo climbing capulets wall, juliet waiting for the nurse and talking to her about news from romeo. Letters to juliet filmed in verona, italy italy chronicles. But like so many romantic comedies, this one falls short of greatness. The film was released theatrically in north america and other countries on may 14, 2010. Now with the release of the movie letters to juliet, this popular tourist destination is likely to draw hoards of romantic hopefuls flocking to its shores along the adige river in search of love and adventure. Letters to juliet filmed in verona, italy may 8, 2010 by alex roe letters to juliet is a new film which caught my eye because most of it has been filmed in and around verona in italy, and tuscany makes an appearance too. Real life letters to juliet, i write back to love letters.
I was living on the street at the time it was being filmed and i really need to go see the movie. The film opened in the united kingdom and the united states on. Addressed to juliet, verona thousands of letters arrive from all over the world and our team of volunteers replies to each and every one of them in the name of the most famous heroine in. The movie is based on a book by lise and ceil friedman who took inspiration from the thousands of letters written every year to juliet by the lovelorn from all over the world. I know the characters are broad and comforting stereotypes. Verona italy real life letters to juliet travelingmom. And though the story was fictional, the casa di giulietta, a lovely courtyard with a house and balcony at 23 via cappello in verona, as well as a bronze statue of the yearold, still exists fast foward just a few years to me watching the trailer for a new movie called. Letters to juliet filming locations for those who arent familiar with the film, letters to juliet chronicles the journey of sophie hall, a fact checker living in new york. Visit the tuscany villas website for more information on villa rentals in tuscany this area is one of the most popular areas for villa rentals in all of italy.
Letters to juliet is a 2010 american romantic comedydrama film starring amanda seyfried, christopher egan, gael garcia bernal, vanessa redgrave and franco nero. The locations for letters to juliet around verona and tuscany provide the perfect backdrop for this endearingly chickiest of chickflicks. The magazines office, like that of every company in a hollywood movie, has great views over manhattan. Inspired by the book of the same name, and filmed against the beautiful backdrop of verona, italy, the movie tells the story of how troubled young women seek advice from. Movie letters to juliet tuscany villas travel tips. In italy, its a tradition to write letters about love to juliet, as in romeo and juliet, and placed them on a wall in juliets garden in verona. In the 2010 film letters to juliet, sophie meets friends while on her northern italian vacation known as secretaries of juliet.
If youve seen the trailer for the film, you already know whats going to happen you still may even know if havent watched it because. Letters to juliet 2010 movies, tv, celebs, and more. After our young couple, sophie and victor, leave new york, they head to verona. While verona gets most of the top billing, the film was primarily filmed in. Mar 25, 2014 inspiration to complete a scrapbook layout that reflects the mood, and feel of the story by the use of colors, patternstextures, fonts, words or phrases, and anything else that relates to that storygenretime periodetc. The book also explains who are the volunteers of juliets club, who. Letters to juliet film locations on the set of new york.
New york film locations from the movie letters to juliet starring amanda seyfried. We actually went october 2011 but couldnt backdate that far. This is my detailed list of all the letters to juliet filming locations in verona and siena, tuscany complete with addresses, photos and map. Letters to juliet filming locations in verona and tuscany almost. The idea for the film was inspired by the 2006 nonfiction book letters to juliet, by lise. The first letters to juliet filming locations in verona are establishing shots of this dropdead gorgeous city the first is a view of the river adige, the santa anastasia church and the lamberti tower. Likable leads, a beautiful setting and a script that follows a reliable formula without feeling overly formulaic. Soave, lake garda and even livorno get mentioned in the script, but the. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of universal records. Aug 20, 20 letters to juliet, the film shot in tuscany caparzoborgo scopeto. See more ideas about letters to juliet, verona and verona italy. The juliet club has been handling juliets mail for many years. That was before letters to juliet was filmed all around the buildings, olive orchard and vineyards. Letters to juliet is a poor excuse for a film a tragedy.