An American in Rome (1954)
- Original title
- Un americano a Roma
- Directed by
- Steno
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- T
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 267 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An Italian man idolizes American culture and tries to adopt American ways, leading to comedic clashes with his Italian surroundings and family.
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What happens
An American in Rome (originally Un americano a Roma) is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. The film consists in a satire of Americanization, and it was referred as "a milestone in the evolution of Italian self-identification". It starred Alberto Sordi, with a young Ursula Andress in a minor role. In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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