It Started in Naples

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A minor entry in the fabled careers of Clark Gable and Sophia Loren, It Started in Naples is slight, but enjoyable fluff. As the title indicates, the story begins in Naples, although the action takes place on the Isle of Capri. Michael (Gable in his penultimate performance) is a lawyer recently arrived from Philadelphia to put his late brother's affairs in order. The result of one of those "affairs" is a street urchin named Nando (Marietto), whose mother is also deceased. Her nightclub singer sister, Julia (Loren), is his lax, if loving caretaker. Straight-laced Michael, who is engaged, believes Nando would be better off in the States. So he takes the matter to court, where he is represented by the dapper Mario (Vittorio De Sica, who directed Loren to an Oscar in Two Women). The conclusion to this harmless bit of escapism is almost as charming as it is inevitable. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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IT STARTED IN NAPLES tells the story of an American lawyer who travels to Naples to settle the estate of his recently deceased expatriate brother. When he arrives, he discovers that his sister-in-law was also killed in the accident, leaving their son Marrietto in the guardianship of an aunt he hardly knows. The mutual suspicion of the two towards one another eventually turns to attraction.

Customer Reviews:

It Started in Naples.......2007-07-21

This movie is a gem! If you have been to Italy, you will love it!
Clark Gable is a perfect co-star for Sophia Loren. I have loved her since
I was 16. The woman was and is not only gorgeous, she knows how to
expose raw emotions. This is a perfect comedy because she seems to have
so much fun with the part and makes us want to laugh along. Her laughter
is infectious. When she needs to be dramatic, as in the more intimate scenes with Clark Gable, she exposes her real feeling. Among her great movies-HOUSEBOAT; BLACK ORCHID; TWO WOMEN; SUNFLOWER (a beautiful
movie with music by Henry Mancini); MARRIAGE ITALIAN STYLE; YESTERDAY,
TODAY, AND TOMORROW. One of her scenes in Sunflower is heartbreaking.
Her dramas are as equally as good as her comedies. It Started in Naples
also stars a little boy named Marietto Paolo Carlini, whom I assume is
Italian also. I have never seen him since. His performance is touching
and will make you laugh and cry. The chemistry among these actors is
wonderful! If you like comedies, you will like this. The best thing
is that Amazon has all of Sophia Loren's greatest films.

Painful.......2007-06-05

That's the best way I can describe watching this movie and the characters, from Gable to the "cute" little boy. Didn't make it all the way through. Thankfully I only rented and didn't buy.

A great film.......2007-03-15

More subtle than given credit for, this film was made at a time when a few American films were choosing to not pander to their audiences. It's a sophisticated comedy with characters that actually have depth- even the little boy involved. The interplay of cultures is done well, and there qere quite a few laugh-out-loud moments for me.

beautiful transfer, love the location work. And, despite what other reviewers have written, Gable is totally believable as the romantic lead due to particular circumstances and particularities to the characters.

A nice romantic comedy, in which a sexy Queen captures the 'King of Hollywood.'.......2007-01-02

Philadelphia lawyer Michael Hamilton (Clark Gable) arrives in Naples to settle the estate of his philandering brother...

He learns that his brother had taken a common-law wife who died with him in an automobile accident, leaving a ten-year-old lovechild named Nando...

Nando (Marietto) is looked after by his attractive aunt Lucia (Sophia Loren), a dazzling night-club dancer on Capri, who dreams of someday becoming a movie star...

Almost immediately, Mike and Lucia clash over the boy's upbringing...

Lucia wants to keep the lad and let him live as he chooses... The street urchin stays up half the night in the club, smokes cigarettes and indulges in trivial theft... Mike is aghast, and insists he be giving a proper formal and social education...

The matter is put to the court, but during the struggle for Marietto's affections, the couple fall in love and fight a lot when Hamilton makes it clear that marriage is out...

Photographed in Capri, the Island of Dreams, the pearl of the Mediterranean sea, the film is a nice romantic comedy in which a sexy Queen captures the 'King of Hollywood.'

Gable delivers one of the most memorable lines of the movie when he asks, at night, a waiter: 'How are people supposed to sleep on this island?'

Sophia Luminous in sweet romance.......2006-11-02

Aah Sophia... one of the greatest beauties of our time, and talented too, loved her singing and dancing in this sweet little romantic comedy set in beautiful Naples and the Isle of Capri. The plot concerns Gable arriving in Naples to sort out his late brother's affairs and bumping into a little boy who turns out to be his nephew...and is now being raised by his Aunt Loren. Gable wants to take the boy back to USA as he dissaproves of the care free way in which he is being raised...after initially fighting Gable and Loren fall in love and alls well that ends well. Its lighthearted and fun and good to watch Sophia Loren at the beginning or her remarkable career and Gable towards the end of his.

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