3 - L’Italia non è Roma| How real is … Eat, Pray and Love?

3 - L’Italia non è Roma| How real is … Eat, Pray and Love?

Author: The Italian Escape - A bilingual Italian-English Language Podcast March 25, 2022 Duration: 34:12

Italian culture has been popularized in many ways.


We thought of starting a series of episodes called, “How real is…?”, in which we look at foreigners’ perception   of Italy through pop culture. In this case, we’ll be exploring how authentic   Italy was portrayed in the film, “Eat, Pray and Love”.


Filmed in   2010, “Eat, Pray and Love” was originally based on a memoir written by Elizabeth Gilbert back in 2006. It recounts her re-awakening or self-exploration journey after her divorce. She did this by first eating her heart out in Italy, seeking spirituality in India, and finding love in Bali.


Some scenes   we noted in the film were:

  • The small old lady, or the “nonnina” that came into Liz’s Roman apartment – does it still exist?
  • Doesn’t a regular house have running hot water?
  • Are women still being judged for not having a romantic partner or husband in Italy?
  • Is the whole of Italy like Rome?


Listen to our episode as you’ll also get a chance to hear about a comparison Angelique made between Italian and Filipino/Asian mothers regards to their perception on marriage.


Correction: We mentioned in our that the main character was called, Eli but, she was called, Liz. Sorry about that.


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