The stars of Lake Como
Considered as one of the most fascinating landscapes of Italy, many directors from Woody Allen to Alfred Hitchcock up to Sergio Leone and Steven Soderbergh, have set some of their movies between the villas, the parks and the views of Lake Como. Successful films like Ocean’s Twelve, The Other Man, Casino Royale and Star Wars: Episode II. But also masterpieces of yesteryear such as Rocco and His Brothers or Malombra. The set of these famous movies join into the itinerary The stars of Lake Como, which provides an unusual interpretation of the lake for an alternative tour, but also for simple lovers of nature and art who want to spend a different weekend from usual. You can start from Como where Charles Lizzani filmed in 1974 Last Days of Mussolini and go to Cernobbio, at the Villa d’Este, the main location of The Other Man, directed by Richard Eyre in 1990. At Cernobbio you will find Villa Erba, where Luchino Visconti spent his childhood, set of Ocean’s Twelve, the brilliant action film by Steven Soderbergh, the sequel to Ocean’s Eleven. In stellar cast George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Andy Garcia, and Vincent Casse. The famous Villa del Balbianello, in Lenno saw Daniel Craig as James Bond in Casino Royale. In Bellagio, Luchino Visconti shot a scene of Rocco and His Brothers.
