In "To Rome with Love" Woody Allen creates four stories to paint a picture of what Rome means today. These are not intersecting stories, but parallel, mixed together like the symphony of automobiles directed by the Roman traffic cop who introduces and closes the movie. The tales are like short stories, each with a comic conceit and Allen's particular brand of humor, heavy on both absurd exaggeration and realism, and played by a fantastic collection of actors. I found it a delightful meditation on young love, art, and celebrity, all told with a decidedly sunny outlook. Very Italian, I suppose.
Monday, July 23, 2012
To Rome With Love ***
In "To Rome with Love" Woody Allen creates four stories to paint a picture of what Rome means today. These are not intersecting stories, but parallel, mixed together like the symphony of automobiles directed by the Roman traffic cop who introduces and closes the movie. The tales are like short stories, each with a comic conceit and Allen's particular brand of humor, heavy on both absurd exaggeration and realism, and played by a fantastic collection of actors. I found it a delightful meditation on young love, art, and celebrity, all told with a decidedly sunny outlook. Very Italian, I suppose.
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