Marche, one among the most beautiful Italian regions, is a land rich in history, natural and sea havens. In fact, it offers some of the most wonderful beaches in Italy, as those located along the Conero Riviera, as well as marvellous ancient hamlets rising on the rolling hills a few km away from the Adriatic coast, with lovely squares and alleys not to be missed.
It’s called “Italy in miniature” or rather “Italy in one region” due to the different variety of landscapes that this centrally located area boasts. It is the ideal destination for those who want to spend their holidays in the “bel paese”, but also to move there. As a matter of fact, international home hunters looking for a second home in Marche region are constantly increasing.
Even the cinema knows it very well, so not only Marche is one of the best retirement places in the world, but also the ideal scenery chose by film directors as a perfect location to show all the beauty the ‘boot-shaped’ country has and its relaxing healthy life style.
Let’s see which films set in Le Marche appeared on the big screen lately.
Michael Moore “invades” Le Marche
In July 2015, the Oscar-winning director Michael Moore visited the region, choosing Lardini Abbigliamento – an Italian fashion brand for men – in Filottrano as one of the two Italian companies “invaded” by the controversial and brilliant documentarian and filmmaker for his latest masterpiece “Where to invade next” which is just one of the international films set in Italy in this period.
To demonstrate to the Americans what they can learn from other nations, he has jokingly visited different countries around the world, as an “invading” army formed by a single person to take inspiration from their good practices. Just think of Italy, with its better treatment for workers or the northern European countries with their stronger women’s presence in politics and economics. Moore shows that the solutions to the American problems already exist in other parts of the world and, most likely, are only waiting to be adopted by Americans too.
So the mission begins in Italy, with an interview to a couple from Florence, followed by a visit to the clothing company in Le Marche and at Ducati motorcycle factory, during which the director learns that workers in Italy receive a thirteenth monthly wage and have 30-35 days of leave (in addition to public holidays and 15 days of marriage leave), pregnant workers are entitled to five months of paid absence, and workers can have a lunch break of two hours in order to increase their productivity.
He has filmed these people at the workplace and during the lunch break for several days, but also at home.
Through the film “Where to Invade Next” you can get to know the firms and homes in Marche region to see how people live and work in this inland area located halfway between the Apennines and the coastline.
A great choice to live and buy a property in Italy, where prices are lower than the sea resorts, which in any case you can reach in a very short time.
In addition, you can lead a more peaceful life than in the coastal towns without being isolated and enjoying breathtaking landscapes and panoramas over the valleys and pleasant hills.
“Grotto” takes shape in the fantastic scenery of Frasassi Caves
“Grotto” is an all-Italian project for young people that has won the last edition of Giffoni Film Festival, the most relevant film festival for children in the world that takes place every July, for a period of about ten days in the city of Giffoni Valle Piana, in the province of Salerno (Campania).
The film was made by the director and screenwriter Micol Pallucca and shot entirely in the amazing setting of the wonderful Grotte di Frasassi, considered one of the most beautiful attractions in the whole Italian territory, as well as the largest underground complex in Europe located in the municipality of Genga.
