Next week I’ll be doing what I look forward to all year long – my annual solo trip to Rome. It’s not that I don’t like trips with my family – I do that too, and in fact, Lauren’s coming over for a few days. But next Thursday I’m saying arrivederci amore to my husband and I’m jumping on a plane. He wouldn’t have any fun anyway because this is my movie trip.
Well, it’s a little more than that. I have tickets to two plays and I’ll get more if I see something good. One, is a stage production of Marco Bellocchio’s 1965 I Pugni in Tasca 
I just put down my lap top so that I could stand up and jump up and down, saying things like, “Yay and yippee” – could you tell?
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| Noi Credevamo |
And I’ll probably go to two movies a day if I can. I am PRAYING that Noi Credevamo, the movie about Italy’s unification starring Luigi Lo Cascio ( La Bestia Nel Cuore
Everyone on Twitter keeps telling me that Checco Zalone’s Che Bella Giornata (What a Beautiful Day) is really good, so I’ll be looking for that.
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| Checco Zalone |
Beginning the end of next week I’ll be posting from Rome about movies that are in the theaters in Rome right now – I’ll probably be bragging about all the good food and wine I’m having too. Sorry in advance.
And another thing – if you are a famous Italian actor, actress, or director you may want to lay low for a few weeks because I will absolutely be stalking you who live in Rome. Unless you’d like to meet me – and that would be so great.
If you live in Italy and would like to tell me about what I should be seeing (or avoiding), please contact me! (Hai un consiglio per me dei film? Dimmelo!)
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| Luigi |
And Luigi Lo Cascio – if you see a crazy American blond lady running toward you – don’t panic. It’s just me, and I’d looooooove to meet you.
I Love Italian Everything 