Pane Amore e …

Date: 1955
Director: Dino Risi
Production Company: Titanus, Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)

Stars: Vittorio de Sica, Sophia Loren, Lea Paldovani
Location(s): Sorrento (Italy)

Region(s):

Storyline:

Comedy with fire chief returning to his native home to find Loren living in his old house, so he takes up alternative lodging where his landlady takes a shine to him. Meanwhile Loren agrees to marry him to make her beau jealous. SJ

Additional Information:

Also known as ‘Scandal in Sorrento’. Nows to be taken in October 2015 unless you can beat me to it!

 

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  • Capture 1
  • 'Now' required

de Sica leaves in triumph for his new post of chief of fire in Sorrento... This is Piazza San Pietro 3, Castel San Pietro Romano, east of Rome and the main location for Pane Amore e Fantasia as well.

  • Capture 2
  • 'Now' required

Round the corner at the same place.

  • Capture 3
  • 27 Oct 2015

de Sica turns on the charm with a French tourist on the boat to Sorrento. Villa di Pollio in the right background.

Taken on a trip to Capri. SJ

  • Capture 4
  • 27 Oct 2015

Arriving at the Marina Piccola, Sorrento

Difficult to achieve the correct angle. SJ

  • Capture 5
  • 27 Oct 2015

This is the Marine Grande where most of the action takes place.

Spruced up somewhat but the same buildings stand. SJ

  • Capture 6
  • 27 Oct 2015

Shot of the same harbour.

The beach appears to have eroded since the Fifties. SJ

  • Capture 7
  • 27 Oct 2015

Loren hourglasses it along the beach.

And the top part is now paved. SJ

  • Capture 8
  • 27 Oct 2015

Nice close-up. A smile but nearly a grimace. Loren does quite a lot of pouting in this flick.

The steps in the background have gone. SJ

  • Capture 9
  • 19 Oct 2016

This is higher up from the sea. Unidentified for a while.

A personal appearance in shadow. This is the ex-Palazzo Costena, now called villa Giuseppina on the via Francesco Carraciolo in Meta. SJ

  • Capture 10
  • 27 Oct 2015

Loren brandishes her fish at the seaside.

With more boats, tucked in for the winter. SJ

  • Capture 11
  • 27 Oct 2015

The eastern end of the beach/harbour.

More cluttered. SJ

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  • 27 Oct 2015

The scaffolders show their appreciation.

Still needs a little more work. SJ

  • Capture 13
  • 27 Oct 2015

de Sica arrives at his former house.

Far too spruced up. SJ

  • Capture 14
  • 19 Oct 2016

De Sica

Chiesa di Santa Maria Vecchia off the Corso Caulina, Seiano. SJ

  • Capture 15
  • 19 Oct 2016

He re-meets the tourist on the boat and is charmed.

Quite a change: now the Grand Hotel Angiolieri. SJ

  • Capture 16
  • 19 Oct 2016

Priest spoils the fun.

This was taken at 2pm in October so the then must have been before midday in high summer. SJ

  • Capture 17
  • 19 Oct 2016

De Sica follows the bidding of the priest, shot in later afternoon.

The wall has been replaced. SJ

  • Capture 18
  • 19 Oct 2016

The side entrance to the church on Via Santa Maria Vecchia, Seiano.

The same door now. SJ

  • Capture 19
  • 19 Oct 2016

A popular scenic view from the main road into the towns of Meta, Piano, Sant' Agnello and Sorrento.

The mess left from the removal of the benches is still in evidence. SJ

  • Capture 20
  • 19 Oct 2016

Way above Meta overlooking the Sorrentine Peninsula.

Replacing my shot from last year. SJ

  • Capture 21
  • 19 Oct 2016

There is the peninsula in all its glory.

Another improvement on the angle (and weather). SJ

  • Capture 22
  • 19 Oct 2016

Same place as 014.

Which we now know is in Seiano. SJ

  • Capture 23
  • 27 Oct 2015

Back at the ruins of Villa di Pollio Felice on the northwest promontory just outside Sorrento.

And here are the ruins on a wet and windy trip to Capri. SJ

  • Capture 24
  • 21 Oct 2016

Overlooking the Sorrentine Peninsula.

Bit of a scramble over the rocks, especially for a film unit, but this appears to be the same place albeit I should have crouched down a bit. The ruins of Pollio's villa are to the right. SJ

  • Capture 25
  • 21 Oct 2016

Northwest side of the Roman ruins.

Same rocks 60 years on. SJ

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  • 27 Oct 2015

Back at the Marina Grande.

A bouldered sea-wall now protects the harbour. SJ

  • Capture 27
  • 19 Oct 2016

A drenched de Sica is pursued by the priest.

Only the grey column on the right remains from 1955. SJ

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  • 19 Oct 2016

They turn a corner and suddenly ...

... they're in Meta, 3 miles away. SJ

  • Capture 29
  • 19 Oct 2016

via Francesco Caracciolo, Meta

And we're back at the via Giuseppina. SJ

  • Capture 30
  • 27 Oct 2015

Architectural detail.

Still there. SJ

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  • 27 Oct 2015

This is the Marina Piccola.

This part of the wall has been rebuilt. SJ

  • Capture 32
  • 27 Oct 2015

As above.

Now. SJ

  • Capture 33
  • 27 Oct 2015

And again looking towards the buildings at the base of the Excelsior-Vittorio hotel.

Now. SJ

  • Capture 34
  • 27 Oct 2015

Same area.

Same wall design as seen in 024 but this bit in the centre has survived

  • Capture 35
  • 27 Oct 2015

De Sica and Loren are looking north over the bay from the Marina Piccola. On the promontory are the ruins of the Roman villa of Pollio Felice to help with bearings.

A little more brutal looking now. SJ