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L'oro di Napoli [The Gold of Naples] (Vittorio De Sica, 1954)

Feb

9

National Pizza Day

L'oro di Napoli (1954)

Sophia Loren as herself, handing out fresh pizza fritta at Cucina del Toro to promote L'oro di Napoli (part of this description comes from Pinterest; I have no guarantee it is correct). DP of the movie: Carlo Montuori.

Someone eats pizza on National Pizza Day (USA).

 

In the segment Pizze a credito (“Pizza on credit”), unfaithful pizza baker Sofia (Sophia Loren) loses her wedding band in the dough, then accidentally deep-fries it into a pizza fritta Napoletana.

“Buon giorno, donna Sofia! Dateme 'na pizza! Cominciamo la giornata di…”

– pizza customer

As you may know, Sophia Loren wrote several cookbooks in her life and of course, there's a recipe for pizza. This one is Pizza Alla Napoletana and it goes like this: recipe.

L'amore (Roberto Rossellini, 1948)

Apr

22

alms

L'amore (1948)

Nannina (Anna Magnani) in “Il miracolo”, ascending a staircase while eating her alms. DP of this segment: Aldo Tonti; DPs “Una voce umana”: Robert Juillard & Otello Martelli.

“The madwoman has received your grace.”

– Nannina