Una pizca de amor

A taste of Albania... Not of Italy (Tuscany)... Film Companies, pay your dues to Albania, please, (and to those who spent their money to watch your lies)!

To those who have watched this film, (we just saw its trailer, no need to watch the whole film), You are more than welcome to visit the beautiful cities of Albania. It is a well-known fact that Italy is famous, so is Albania...to be... soon thanks to these film companies that go to such places since they pay fewer taxes (or nothing at all, 😅).

It is a sure thing that this fiasco will be reflected not only on the film companies' wallets but also on the actors and actresses' next acting steps.

It's a shame that the film is not true to its roots so Much of it was filmed in Albanian that it marred the whole thing knowing that such a beautiful county is being used and not recognised for its stunning views. Please how can you use the UNESCO world heritage site of Berat passing it off as Tuscany However It's a good to the earth film,such a pleasure not to have to cover your ears because of offensive language it's heartwarming just like your mothers chicken soup it does exactly what expected, entertaining without shocking it's a wonderful film filmed in such a wonderful location just a shame they don't give adequate recognition to the area it's actually filmed in ALBANIAN.

I think it could've been a good movie, the concept was a good idea. It starts harmlessly like any intentionally made to not offend Hallmark type shmaltz, but when the fake Italian with the totally over the top intentionally fake sounding unintentionally entirely overplayed camp went on way too long... and then didn't stop when it got a little too overdone, I had to turn it off! As an Italian America with many relatives who speak English with an Italian accent, I get the joke, but this guy was so bad at it and the joke went on way too long to the point it became offensive to my ears like finger nails on a chalk board.

I'll be brief.

The location this movie was filmed is in Albania or to be precise the city of Berat. It's an UNESCO protected place. And the scene from where the guy says "I am your tour guide" is filmed in an old neighbourhood in the city of Vlora ( Valona for the italians ) which was recently renovated. Most of the trailer has scenes from Berat and the one scene i mentioned is filmed in Vlora. I can't say much about the movie itself. I say this with complete confidence because i'm albanian and from Vlora.

Tuscany has a lot of beautiful places but if you can't afford to film there and film in Albania then you can't sell Albania as Tuscany.

Oh forgot to mention, licence plates are Albanian too. You can search online for the italian ones. I assure you that's not Italy at all.

I wasn't sure about this movie at first, but the bits that bugged me were actually plot lines rather than poor movie-making. Whilst the basic format is of course is typically unoriginal for this genre, there are some fresh details and modern incidents that bring something new. Whatever you think of the content, it is still worth watching for the scenery and I also prefer the relatively small casts of these covid-era productions - these two elements give the film a more laid back feel. Being set in the warmer months, it both celebrates summer and provides escapism from a cold winter, so great to view any time of year.