Room in Rome
Encyclopedia
Room in Rome is a 2010 Spanish romance film
, featuring relations of two young women (Alba and Natasha) in a hotel room in Rome
. The plot is loosely based on another film, En la cama
(In Bed). Room in Rome became Julio Medem
’s first English language film.
) seduces a stranger (Natasha, played by Natasha Yarovenko) at a club (the details of how they met are left vague). Alba invited Natasha to her hotel room in what seems merely a harmless sexual adventure crowning their last night in Rome. Natasha is at first reluctant - she insists she is not a lesbian - that she likes men. Alba says that many who experience lesbian relationships never go back to men. It is clear that Alba has done this before.
However, through stories, memories and interaction with artworks in the room, the two connect tremendously, descending more and more into perilous depths of truth, trust, and ultimately love. The lovers eventually agree to part ways, returning to their previous lives in Russia and Spain. However, in this regard the ending of the film is ambiguous.
, Rome. The place where the hotel in the movie is located is an empty square, the same square that is used in the opening and closing shots of the film.
Romance film
Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus...
, featuring relations of two young women (Alba and Natasha) in a hotel room in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. The plot is loosely based on another film, En la cama
En la cama
En la cama is a 2005 Chilean film directed by Matías Bize and starring Blanca Lewin and Gonzalo Valenzuela. The movie is filmed entirely in a motel room, where two young singles, Bruno and Daniela, end up after meeting at a party in Santiago. A simple one-night stand turns into a passionate night...
(In Bed). Room in Rome became Julio Medem
Julio Medem
Julio Médem is a Spanish writer and film director.Medem was born in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain and showed an interest in movies since childhood, when he would take his father's Super 8 camera and shoot at night, while nobody was paying attention...
’s first English language film.
Plot
Alba (Elena AnayaElena Anaya
Elena Anaya is a Spanish actress whose career dates back to 1995.Anaya is the youngest of 5 children. She first received international attention in 2001 for her role in the sexually explicit drama Lucía y el sexo and also appeared in Pedro Almodóvar's Hable con ella .Her best-known Hollywood film...
) seduces a stranger (Natasha, played by Natasha Yarovenko) at a club (the details of how they met are left vague). Alba invited Natasha to her hotel room in what seems merely a harmless sexual adventure crowning their last night in Rome. Natasha is at first reluctant - she insists she is not a lesbian - that she likes men. Alba says that many who experience lesbian relationships never go back to men. It is clear that Alba has done this before.
However, through stories, memories and interaction with artworks in the room, the two connect tremendously, descending more and more into perilous depths of truth, trust, and ultimately love. The lovers eventually agree to part ways, returning to their previous lives in Russia and Spain. However, in this regard the ending of the film is ambiguous.
Trivia
The satellite image of the flags is fake, the image is photoshopped from the location 41°54′02"N 12°28′15"E, Via del CorsoVia del Corso
The Via del Corso , commonly known as the Corso, is a main street in the historical centre of Rome. It is remarkable for being absolutely straight in an area characterized by narrow meandering alleys and small piazzas...
, Rome. The place where the hotel in the movie is located is an empty square, the same square that is used in the opening and closing shots of the film.