"Rome, Rome of course".
This is the last and most memorable dialogue between gregory peck and Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday half a century ago. Princess Anne, played by Hepburn, sneaked away during her visit to Rome and visited the most classic scenic spots in Rome. In the process, she met Joe, an American journalist played by gregory peck, and they both fell in love. But in order to bear the inherent responsibility of being a princess to the royal family and the country, she had to give up her love and return to her original life track. Handsome gregory peck and noble and elegant Audrey Hepburn interpret a romantic comedy very warmly and pleasing to the eye. In addition, the director William Wheeler skillfully and vividly integrates romantic and warm plots into the most classic scenic spots in Rome, which makes Rome, an eternal city, more attractive in the hearts of fans.
Magta Street, the holy place of art in Rome
Princess Anne had a drug attack when she fled to the ruins square of ancient Rome because she was injected with hypnotic by the doctor. She was dreaming a happy dream on the stone bench by the roadside. Joe, a reporter from the American News Agency's representative office in Rome, happened to pass by here, and Anne, who was in a coma, couldn't tell where she was going. Joe had no choice but to tell the taxi driver: Go to 51 Magta Street.
No.51 Magta Street entered people's field of vision with the spread of Roman Holiday, and has since become the most famous house number in Rome.
Magta Street is located on the right side of the Tiber River in the north of the city, not far from Spain Square. This small ancient street, which is not spacious or even messy, is not only a silhouette of the life in Rome, but also a place where literati gather. Being in it often gives people the illusion of being in Montmartre, Paris. On both sides of the street, you can see some unknown painters from all over the world setting up easels, waiting for tourists to ask them to paint portraits. Before these unknown painters moved into Magta Street, writers such as Goethe, Stendhal, Byron, Shelley, Keats, Balzac and many other artists and European aristocrats lived in this neighborhood. The famous Italian movie master Ferini lived in an apartment in the west section of this street before his death.
No.51 is located in the south section of Magta Street, which is at most three minutes away from the bustling and fashionable Barbano Street. William Wheeler, the director of Roman Holiday, arranged reporter Joe's residence in this apartment, perhaps because of the artistic atmosphere and cultural background in this area.
Spanish steps, concerto of sunshine, beauty and ice cream
Among many scenic spots in Rome, the Spanish Square is the most prosperous, fashionable and fascinating place. In particular, the Spanish steps leading to Sansheng Mountain are simply a natural stage for Roman cultural activities: every spring, it is full of blooming azaleas and becomes a world of flowers; In summer, it has become a natural stage to show Italian fashion, and famous models from all over the world come down in fashionable dresses, bringing people into a dazzling and magical artistic conception.
cross the square and bypass the shipwreck fountain, and a familiar and friendly flower shop will appear in front of you. That's where Princess Anne once lingered in Roman Holiday. The voice of the shopkeeper selling flowers to her seems to linger in her ears: flowers match beauty, buy a bunch-1 lira-8 lira-well, 7 lira, no less.
Rome is really a city that knows how to collect classics. Half a century later, Hepburn has passed away, Parker has passed away, and the flower shop is still in its original position, and the cold drink shop where Hepburn bought ice cream is still the same. Red, pink and yellow azaleas are blooming on every step, and every step is full of people. People sitting on the steps, no matter what their eyes look at or what they think, eat the same thing in their mouths: ice cream, just like Princess Anne.
The arena, without the laughter of Princess Anne
When Princess Anne played by Hepburn arrived in Rome, the first thing she wanted to see was the arena. When Joe first met her, she was sleeping on the stone platform beside the road, dreaming, and kept shouting "Arena, Arena, my family lives in the arena". So, the next day, Parker took her to this place that haunted her.
Just as the Great Wall of Wan Li symbolizes ancient China, the arena with a history of more than 2, years has always been a landmark building in Rome. A long time ago, someone predicted: "As long as the Colosseum exists, Rome will not disappear; When the Colosseum collapses, Rome will also perish; When Rome dies, the end of the world will come. " Although the Romans have been trying their best to protect and repair the arena, the arena inside it and the prison for gladiators and beasts collapsed with the Roman Empire, still clear, just a shell for anyone to mourn.
Hepburn and Parker are standing in the stands on the third floor of the arena. Facing this "splendid" and "great" slaughterhouse site, they are silent. People didn't hear their cheerful laughter, not even a line. The subtext without lines must also be a curse.
Truth, a half-century imitation show was staged
Joe and Princess Anne left the arena, rode motorcycles through Venice Square, and after a series of near-misses, they came to the Church of Our Lady of Cosmedi near the Pantheon.
When they came to a disc-shaped stone mask embedded in the wall in the street corridor of the church, Joe said to Princess Anne, This is the truth. If anyone is lying, it will bite off his hand. Do you want to try?
In fact, this "truth-telling mouth" is just a marble plane mask of an ancient river god, and later the church set it on this wall to cover the water pipes on the wall. The director of Roman Holiday took a fancy to it because of a mysterious legend: put your hand in its mouth, and if you don't tell the truth, it will bite its hand. At first, this legend was unknown to many people. With the spread of movies around the world, the "truth-telling" became famous all over the world. The originally deserted Church of Our Lady of Kosmedi has also become a must-see for foreign tourists. The word of truth has not only become the only attraction of the church, but also one of the classic attractions of Rome. There is a long queue here at any time. Because Qian Qian's ten thousand hands stretched out in the mouth of the mantra, this big mouth has been ground smooth.
Angel Castle, the observation deck of Rome
When the sun goes down, of course, go to Angel Castle. This is the last stop of Princess Anne's private outing in Roman Holiday. On the Tiber River under the castle, Joe kissed her for the first time, where they were sure that they had fallen in love with each other. Joe gave up the $2,5 manuscript fee and the inside story of "The Princess Escaped". He knew that love could not be sold.
Saint Angel Castle is located on a highland on the left bank of Tiber River, not far from Vatican City State. Go along the left bank of the Tiber River, which diagonally crosses Rome, cross the Angel Bridge and go straight to the bottom of the castle. When Princess Anne danced with Joe on a yacht on the Tiber River, this beer-glass castle was their beautiful background.
The name of "Saint Angel Castle" comes from a legend: During Gregory's reign in Rome, plague haunted Rome all the time, and the whole city of Rome was filled with sorrow. After Gregory's death, an angel suddenly descended on this castle and finally rescued the Roman people from the plague. In order to express gratitude, the then Emperor Aurelius named this castle Saint Angel Castle. Climb the observation deck on the top floor of the castle and have a panoramic view of the whole city of Rome. As the sun sets, the afterglow of dusk covers the whole city, and the domes and spires of all palaces and churches, as well as the stone pillars, the Arc de Triomphe and the city walls, are covered with a warm orange red. Rome has entered the depths of time and light, and a day of Roman holiday has been completed in the interweaving of movies and reality.
beautiful and romantic places can always breed beautiful feelings ~~
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