Rome for example.
This is considered one of the 'best' movies ever:
Bicycle Thieves (Italian: Ladri di biciclette), also known as The Bicycle Thief, is director Vittorio De Sica's 1948 story of a poor father searching post-World War II Rome for his stolen bicycle, without which he will lose the job which was to be the salvation of his young family.
Adapted for the screen by Cesare Zavattini from a novel by Luigi Bartolini, and starring Lamberto Maggiorani as the desperate father and Enzo Staiola as his plucky young son, Bicycle Thieves is one of the masterpieces of Italian neorealism. It received an Academy Honorary Award in 1950 and, just four years after its release, was deemed the greatest film of all time by Sight & Sound magazine's poll of filmmakers and critics;[3] fifty years later the same poll ranked it sixth among greatest-ever films.[4] It is also one of the top ten among the British Film Institute's list of films you should see by the age of 14.
The Bicycle Thief Trailer - YouTube
Another film about Rome:
La Dolce Vita (Italian pronunciation: [la ˈdoltʃe ˈviːta]; Italian for "the sweet life" or "the good life")[1] is a 1960comedy-drama film written and directed by the critically acclaimed director Federico Fellini. The film is a story of a passive journalist's week in Rome, and his search for both happiness and love that will never come. La Dolce Vita won the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival[2] and the Oscarfor Best Costumes.[3]
La Dolce Vita - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
La Dolce Vita (1960) - Federico Fellini - Trailer - YouTube
And then there's Vienna:
Amadeus is a 1984 period drama film directed by Miloš Forman and written by Peter Shaffer. Adapted from Shaffer's stage play Amadeus (1979), the story is a variation of Alexander Pushkin's play Mozart i Salieri (Моцарт и Сальери, 1830), in which the composer Antonio Salieri recognizes the genius ofWolfgang Amadeus Mozart but thwarts him out of pride and envy. The story is set in Vienna, Austria, during the latter half of the 18th century.
The film was shot on location in Prague, Kroměříž and Vienna. Notably, Forman was able to shoot scenes in the Count Nostitz Theatre in Prague, whereDon Giovanni and La Clemenza di Tito debuted two centuries before.
Amadeus (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
▶ Amadeus - Trailer - YouTube
Another prize-winner from the streets of Vienna:
The Third Man is a 1949 British film noir, directed by Carol Reed and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli,Orson Welles and Trevor Howard. It is particularly remembered for its atmospheric cinematography, performances, and musical score,[2] and thus it is considered one of the greatest films of all time.
The Third Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Third Man (1949) Trailer - YouTube
What about films which are set in your home-town?
Any classics? Anything in English?
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