Il boom [The Boom] (Vittorio De Sica, 1963)
Jul
13
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A glum looking man holds a teeny espresso cup-and-saucer. DP: Armando Nannuzzi.
“Do you fancy a pizza? Come on, then! Come on, let's go! What the hell. We might as well go out in style. What's the point in worrying about it all?”
Ladri di biciclette [The Bicycle Thieves] (Vittorio De Sica, 1948)
Apr
11
National Cheese Fondue Day
Bruno (Enzo Staiola) eating mozzarella. DP: Carlo Montuori.
Cheese or fondue for National Cheese Fondue Day (USA)
– Antonio Ricci
“Buon giorno, donna Sofia! Dateme 'na pizza! Cominciamo la giornata di…”
L'oro di Napoli [The Gold of Naples] (Vittorio De Sica, 1954)
Feb
9
National Pizza Day
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.
– 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.