Director Elizabeth Farrer’s romance film called A Very Venice Romance dropped recently on September 30th, 2023, and it feels like we are back in the early 2000s romance films era. The movie, with its charming characters, is entertaining to watch and stays true to the Hallmark romance comedy vibes.
In true strangers to lovers style, the movie has its lead Amy, played by actress Stephanie Leonidas, run to Italy in hopes of getting famous Italian chef Marcello Barone, played by the handsome Raniero Monaco Di Lapio, to help her with a business venture.
Desperate to get the chef to work with her, Amy tries all kinds of tricks, including joining his advanced cooking class as a student to spend more time with Marcello and eventually getting him to agree to help her.
With Amy refusing to get out of his line of sight and constantly buzzing around him, some sparks are likely to get fired.
The more time Amy spends in front of the chef, the more the chemistry develops, with one of the two eventually falling completely in love with the other.
How does the story end? You will have to find out for yourself, but we can tell you that this romance film is definitely going to leave you wanting to visit Venice in search of the love of your own life.
Actress Stephanie Leonidas has done an exceptional job with her character, Amy, who is a girl full of life and determination.
She is fierce yet has her vulnerable moments, which she is not afraid to show. The role of our charming chef, Marcellor Barone, has also been done amazingly by Raniero Monaco Di Lapio.
His character is one that sucks you in completely just by simply existing. He is definitely the eye candy in the film. The two leads share great chemistry, and to be able to witness the depth of their relationship and love for each other on screen is a treat for the eyes.
If you have been on the lookout for a genuinely good romance film, then this one should definitely be on your watchlist. But before you go, let us tell you more about all of the romantic spots where the film A Very Venice Romance, was shot.
A Very Venice Romance Filming Locations
Venice, Italy
With the movie having the name “Venice” in its title, the makers could not miss the chance to shoot in the beautiful city. Since the plot of A Very Venice Romance is set mostly in Venice, Italy, most of the primary shooting locations were also done in and around the romantic city.
The director of the movie, Elizabeth Farrer, even confirmed this by putting up a post on her social media, mentioning in the caption that the crew had arrived in Venice.
Not just this, but the leading actress of the film, Stephanie Leonidas, also took to her social media to reveal some behind-the-scenes photographs of her with the crew walking the streets of Venice, Italy.
The director of the film also confirmed shooting in parts of Bulgaria as well. The beautiful background setting present throughout the film is all thanks to these beautiful cities, Venice and Sofia, Bulgaria particularly, making the film so aesthetically pleasing to watch.
The crew started the filming process in the city around June and wrapped up the main filming around August of 2023.
For the most part, the crew made use of the small, cramped, yet pretty streets in the cities where scenes of Amy and Marcello walking have been shot and sprinkled throughout the film.
Such shots have actually managed to capture some iconic locations in the backdrop as well, including the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the Statue of Sveta Sofia, Borisova Gradina, the National Palace of Culture, and lastly, the Ivan Vazov National Theatre. All of these locations featured in the romance film can be spotted in Sofia, Bulgaria.
While specific locations that were used in Venice have not been confirmed, we take comfort in the fact that the movie’s cinematography managed to capture the simplistic and raw lives of the local people of Venice so beautifully in the film.
