Rome Adventure

Delmer Daves directs this cross between a travelog and a routine romantic drama set in Italy. The story begins when beautiful librarian Prudence (a misnomer, played by Suzanne Pleshette) decides to take off for Italy. She works in a women's college and was brought up short for recommending a racy ...more

Rome Adventure belongs to an earlier, simpler time -- but it was not a good movie even then. That's not to say that Rome doesn't have some pleasures. For one thing, its simplicity, naivete and "innocence" (albeit of the manufactured Hollywood variety) can be quite amusing, especially to viewers who are fond of mocking such qualities. But it does have some legitimate assets, chief among them the lush Charles Lawton cinematography, which does an excellent job of capturing beautiful Italian ...more