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Italy–1950’s Style

Trevi Fountain
Trevi Fountain

Destination: Italy

Movie: Three Coins in a Fountain (1954) Stars include Jean Peters, Dorothy McGuire, Maggie MacNamara, Clifton Webb, Rossano Brazzi and Louis Jourdan

If you want a look at a foreign culture, the original Three Coins in a Fountain movie will do it for you. Yes, there is a lot about Italian culture, but you also see another way of life that will be foreign to you–the culture of 1950’s America when women were girls, men wore suit jackets even at home, and the object of life was to get married. Continue reading Italy–1950’s Style