Directed by:
Gary WinickScreenplay:
Jose RiveraCinematography:
Marco PontecorvoComposer:
Andrea GuerraCast:
Amanda Seyfried, Christopher Egan, Vanessa Redgrave, Gael García Bernal, Franco Nero, Milena Vukotic, Marcia DeBonis, Giordano Formenti, Ivana Lotito (more)Plots(1)
When a young American travels to the city of Verona, home of the star-crossed lover Juliet Capulet of Romeo and Juliet fame, she joins a group of volunteers who respond to letters to Juliet seeking advice about love. After answering one letter dated 1951, she inspires its author to travel to Italy in search of her long-lost love and sets off a chain of events that will bring a love into both their lives unlike anything they ever imagined. (Sony Pictures Releasing)
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In beautiful Verona. What threatened to be a predictable summer ride without a clue ends as a romantic-nostalgic journey full of surprising kindness. Whether searching for long-lost or newly found emotions, everything slowly and subtly fits together so well that not even Bernal, like a chef-maniac, disturbs it. And when the charming Christopher Egan starts throwing sour bon mots, Julie wins, whether with or without a balcony.
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Amazing Italian atmosphere full of alleyways and good food... I love it! Add to it a hopeless romantic and a bit of a jaded Romeo. A nice story about finding old and new love. Again, pretty naive, but strong. Plus I've always had a soft spot for balcony scenes and a nice soundtrack. Although I hate awkward misunderstandings like "Oh nooo, that's my cousin, that's not my girlfriend...". But that one made me close my eyes and cover my ears. I think "sweet" is the right word for this movie. Amanda Seyfried has made her reputation with me. Nice.
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