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Title: Christmas in Rome (TV Movie 2019)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Lacey Chabert | ... | Angela de Luca | |
| Sam Page | ... | Oliver Martin | |
| Franco Nero | ... | Luigi Forlinghetti | |
| Holly Hayes | ... | Margaret Fletcher | |
| Bryan Bounds | ... | Jack Fletcher | |
| Fernanda Diniz | ... | Francesca Gianelli | |
| Petar Cvirn | ... | Pietro Gianelli | |
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Natasha Estelle Williams | ... | Estelle Burns (as Natasha Estelle) |
| Francesca De Martini | ... | Sofia Forlinghetti | |
| Simone Spinazze | ... | Tomasso Toffino | |
| Dragos Olaru | ... | Luca | |
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Cleo Demetriou | ... | Betty |
| Clara Ciobanu | ... | Monica Gianelli | |
| Nathan Clough | ... | Joey Princer | |
American Angela de Luca is a tour guide in Rome, it a job she loves in showing visitors what she finds special about the city that can't be found in standard guide books. Her exuberance does end up getting her into trouble as, a few days before Christmas, she is fired by her boss Tomasso Toffino for not sticking to the "tourist hot spots" protocol one too many times. It is when she is nursing her wounds about the job in not knowing what to do that she literally runs into Oliver Martin, who works for the New York based acquisitions firm Fiske and Drummond, he in Rome on business to acquire famed high end Italian ceramics company Forlinghetti for Fiske and Drummond. Oliver is all work and no play, he especially seeing the Christmas season as an opportune time to do business as no one else wants to work and thus will rush into deals. He expects to meet with Luigi Forlinghetti, seal the deal and leave Rome without experiencing any of it. A promotion to vice-president of the company rests ... Written by Huggo
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This has been a very drab year for these movies. I believe they're doing so many every year now that it's impossible to get new and interesting stories, and the performances they're getting from the actors have been fairly drab -- possibly rushing production to the point that the actors don't have time to get into their roles.
And even though we like this film, it's still pulling from the same list of plug-in cliches: girl fired just before Christmas, fixated businessman who needs to learn slow down and smell the roses, corporate acquisition needing to understand the family business to be acquired.
Despite the plot cliches, the people behind this film get bonus points for deciding to spend the bucks to film on location in Rome. Some of the great sites of the city serve as the backdrop for many scenes, and every scene has atmosphere in the location. It was a good idea done well. And too many of these movies are a "good idea bungled".
Next, the leads connect. Another mistake many of these movies make is not actually putting the leads on screen together enough, so their developing relationship gets hard to buy. Here, the leads share virtually all of the screen time, allowing a believable chemistry to develop.
Finally, FRANCO NERO! Great decision to add this wonderful actor into the mix. I've been a fan since Camelot -- yes, THAT long. LOL At 77 during filming, he could pass for 60. He still looks great. He isn't given much of a challenge in his role -- mostly turning a quizzical eye on the American businessman fumbling with the "ways of Rome", but it's still great to see him. -- and looking at his IMBD page, he's still very much in demand. I don't think I've ever seen a page with so many upcoming roles!
This is one we'll want to watch again in coming years -- the first time I've been able to say that about the 2019 crop of films.