During the Allied invasion of Italy in World War II, six stories unfold in various regions, from Sicily to the northern Po Valley. These tales follow the interactions between American soldiers and Italian civilians as they navigate their way through language barriers and cultural differences.

Between Calmness and Passion

2001

Japanese

6.6

♡ 2

florence, italy

milan, italy

Romance

Isamu Nakae Director

Nana Katase as

Yutaka Takenouchi as Agata Junsei

Kelly Chen as Aoi

Ryôko Shinohara as Memi

An appassionato art student and a dispassionate college girl make a vow, saying they would meet each other again in the Florence Cathedral after 10 years.

Stay as You Are

1978

Italian

6.2

♡ 9

65%

older man younger woman relationship

pregnancy

Romance

Alberto Lattuada Director

Ania Pieroni as Cecilia

Nastassja Kinski as Francesca

Marcello Mastroianni as Giulio Marengo

Francisco Rabal as Lorenzo

A May-December romance. Roué Giulio Marengo, a Roman landscape architect unhappy in his marriage, meets Francesca, a young and beautiful Florentine, and then learns she might be his daughter. He resolves to keep his hands off but can't seem to stay away, and she's eager for a lover who's a father figure.

The Best of Youth

2003

Italian

8.4

♡ 39

94%

Marco Tullio Giordana Director

Adriana Asti as Adriana Carati

Riccardo Scamarcio as Andrea Utano

Jasmine Trinca as Giorgia Esposti

Giuseppe Battiston as Second Role

After a fateful encounter in the summer of 1966, the lifepaths of two brothers from a middle-class Roman family diverge, intersecting with some of the most significant events of postwar Italian history in the following decades.

Spin Me Round

2022

English

5.2

♡ 22

47%

Jeff Baena Director

Aubrey Plaza as

Zach Woods as

Alison Brie as

Tricia Helfer as Sofia

When the manager of an Italian restaurant chain wins the opportunity to attend the franchise’s educational immersion program in Italy, what she thought would be a romantic getaway devolves into chaos and catastrophe.

Lost in Florence

2017

English

5.1

♡ 2

14%

Evan Oppenheimer Director

Stana Katic as Anna

Brett Dalton as Eric Lombard

Marco Bonini as Gianni

Alessandro Preziosi as Paolo

Eric Lazard is a heartbroken former college football star who gets involved in a dangerous Florentine sport and a local woman, Stephanie, while visiting his cousin Anna, who lives in Italy and teaches the Italian language to foreigners.