All Roads Lead to Rome (2015)

Maggie is an uptight, single mother and college writing teacher from New York City. In an effort to reconnect with her troubled teen daughter Summer, she decides to embark on a journey to a... See full summary »

Director:

Ella Lemhagen

Writers:

Josh Appignanesi, Cindy Myers

Stars:

Sarah Jessica Parker, Rosie Day, Raoul Bova

Cast

Credited cast:
Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Maggie
Rosie Day	...	Summer
Raoul Bova	...	Luca
Claudia Cardinale	...	Carmen
Paz Vega	...	Giulia Carni
Nadir Caselli	...	Valentina
Shel Shapiro	...	Marcellino
Marco Bonini	...	Inspector Moravia
Rocío Muñoz	...	Ermenegilda - The Little Van Girl
Walter D'Errico	...	Romolo
Gianclaudio Caretta	...	Orazio
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chiara Bassermann	...	Nurse
Barney Harris	...	Tyler
Paola Lavini	...	Assistant to Giulia
Luis Molteni	...	Priest

Storyline

Maggie is an uptight, single mother and college writing teacher from New York City. In an effort to reconnect with her troubled teen daughter Summer, she decides to embark on a journey to a Tuscan village that she frequented in her younger days. Upon arrival, Maggie runs into Luca, a handsome former lover who is still a bachelor and lives with his eighty-year-old mother, Carmen. Summer (missing her "bad boy" boyfriend in NYC) and Carmen (secretly planning a wedding against Luca's wishes to Marcelino, her one true love in Rome) impulsively steal Luca's car and race off to Rome. Maggie and Luca quickly pursue allowing the two mismatched couples to spend some time together and develop a new understanding of each other.

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Plot Keywords:

dysfunctional family | road | ex boyfriend ex girlfriend reunion | story continued during end credits | scene during end credits | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes first love deserves a second chance...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some drug material, language and suggestive content

Details

Country:

Italy Spain USA UK Sweden

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

5 February 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tous les chemins mènent à Rome

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ambi Pictures, Elibet Movie, Paradox Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

90 percent of cars in Europe have standard transmissions. 99 percent of 17 year olds from USA have never driven a standard transmission. Grandma should be driving...

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Goofs

When Summer's cell phone is thrown out of the moving Panda, it shows a closeup of the phone hitting the ground vertically without tumbling sideways.

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Quotes

Maggie: Oh it's so relaxing in Italy. People are so laid back.

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Connections

References Thelma & Louise (1991)

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Soundtracks

Dried Out Cities
Performed by Fallulah

User Reviews

Close to "so bad, it's good"

No need to give away plot points, since the whole story is absolutely predictable from start to finish. But the way it is peppered with implausible elements, almost offensive sterotypes and clichés, and a totally uninspired direction, make this movie bearable to watch only if you can enjoy unvoluntarily embarrassing, silly moments and scenes. None of the actors seem interested in what they are doing; both Sarah Jessica Parker ad Raoul Bova, elsewhere charming, make you wonder what's even remotely interesting or attractive in the characters the play. And it's quite painful to watch Claudia Cardinale delivering a grotesquely bad acted performance. Close to "so bad, it's good"; alas, it's just bad.