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It Started in Naples

1960 · 100 min

A sun-drenched, easygoing romantic comedy with culture-clash charm and a warm Mediterranean atmosphere.

Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
You'll want to be there when the fun starts!
Overview
Mike Hamilton, a Philadelphia lawyer, comes to Naples to settle the estate of his long estranged "black sheep" brother. Once there, he discovers that the deceased has left an 8 year old boy who is being raised by Michael's sister-in-law Lucia Curcio. To complicate matters, Lucia happens to be a sexy nightclub performer.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • identity
  • parenthood
  • class
Places
  • small town
  • sea
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Melville Shavelson
Written by
Jack Rose, Melville Shavelson, Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Starring
Clark Gable, Sophia Loren, Vittorio De Sica, Marietto Angeletti, Paolo Carlini, Giovanni Filidoro, Claudio Ermelli, Bob Cunningham
Music
Alessandro Cicognini, Carlo Savina
Cinematography
Robert Surtees
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Italian

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