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'Inferno' - 2016 -

Directed by: Ron Howard

Languages spoken in film: English, Italian, French

Cast: Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Irrfan Khan, Omar Sy, Ben Foster

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Plot - Dr. Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones) and Professor Langdon (Tom Hanks) have to track down a man bent on letting loose a deadly global virus.

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Where - Many scenes of the film are set in Venice and Florence.

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'To Rome with Love' - 2012 -

Directed by: Woody Allen

Languages spoken in film: English, Italian

Cast: Woody Allen, Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni, Penélope Cruz

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Plot - The film follows several different story lines of both visitors and residents of Rome, following them through their daily lives and relationships.

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Where - All of the stories are set in the eternal city of Rome.

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'The Talented Mr. Ripley' - 1996 -

Directed by:  Anthony Minghella

Languages spoken in film: English

Cast: Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett

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Plot - The film, set in the '50s, tells the story of Tom Ripley (Matt Damon). He is sent to Italy to bring Dickie (Jude Law), a spoiled socialite, back to the States. When the plan fails, he takes extreme measures.

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Where - It was shot almost entirely in Italy, including places like Rome, the Sorrento Peninsula, Procida, Ischia, Venice, Palermo, Naples and the Teatro San Carlo.

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'Eat Pray Love' - 2010 - Directed by: Ryan Murphy

Languages spoken in film: English, Italian, Portuguese

Cast: Julia Roberts, James Franco, Richard Jenkins, Viola Davis

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Plot - The movie tells the adventures of Elizabeth Gilbert, played by Julia Roberts, who decides to abandon everything and take a trip around the world to find herself.

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Where - Part of the movie was shot in Rome and Naples.

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'The Pink Panther' - 1963 -

Directed by: Blake Edwards

Languages spoken in film: English

Cast: Peter Sellers, Claudia Cardinale, Capucine, Robert Wagner

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Plot - Two people are trying to steal the largest diamond in the world (the Pink Panther), and inspector Jacques Clouseau must protect it!

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Where - The film was shot in Cortina d'Ampezzo (Belluno) and Rocca di Papa (Rome).

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'Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace' - 1999 -

Directed by: George Lucas

Languages spoken in film: English

Cast: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd

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Plot - All trade routes are cut off to the planet Naboo, by the Trade Federation, and Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi are assigned to fix it. However things are not as they appear. This movie serves as the introduction to Anakin Skywalker.

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Where - The Royal Palace of Caserta was one of the places chosen to represent the royal palace of Naboo.

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'Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones' - 2002 -

Directed by: George Lucas

Languages spoken in film: English

Cast: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Cristopher Lee

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Plot - 'Attack of the Clones' is set ten years after 'The Phantom Menace,' when political strife is rampant, and numerous planets are threatening to secede from the Republic. 

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Where - The Royal Palace of Caserta was chosen yet again as a location, though they also filmed in Villa del Balbianello on Lake Como.

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'Avengers: Age of Ultron' - 2015 -

Directed by: Joss Whedon

Languages spoken in film: English

Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson

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Plot - The Avengers must go up against their toughest foe yet, one of Stark's inventions gone wrong—Ultron. They must defeat him so in order to save humanity.

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Where - Part of the shooting scenes took place at the Forte di Bard in Aosta, Verrès, and Pont Saint Martin.

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'Spectre' - 2015 -

Directed by: Sam Mendes

Languages spoken in film: English

Cast: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Monica Bellucci

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Plot - A new mission for the unstoppable James Bond, as he strives to defeat the secret organization called SPECTRE.

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Where - Among the many locations chosen around the world, Rome was the protagonist of a compelling chase scene.

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'Mary Magdalene' - 2018 -

Directed by: Garth Davis

Languages spoken in film: English

Cast: Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tahar Rahim

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Plot - The film focuses on the biblical figures of Mary Magdalene (Rooney Mara) and Jesus (Joaquin Phoenix).

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Where - The film was mostly shot in southern Italy, in locations like Matera, Naples, Gravina in Puglia, Crispiano, and Trapani.

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