Three Coins In The Fountain Film Analysis

While movies are meant to convey a plot to the audience, the way in which they are filmed is very significant. During each period of time, movies focus on different aspects and chose different ways to convey ideas based on the popular culture. Often times, these stylistic choices are overlooked; however, when considering movies in the historical sense, it is vital that we consider the time period and how the movie was influenced by it. For the movie, Three Coins in the Fountain stylistic choices from clothing, scenery and cinematography all influence how the audience receives the message of a movie, and in this case, attempts to draw tourists into the city. During this time period, “In the 1950s the US government encouraged American vacation travel to western Europe as a means of bolstering European economies and fighting the cold war through consumer diplomacy. A strong dollar and new airline classification systems with reduced fares made European tourism accessible for the middle class for the first time”. Two scenes in particular that demonstrate representations of Rome for tourism include, Giorgio and Anita …show more content…
From the opening scene at the Trevi Fountain, losing and finding love and encouragement from friends, each woman and man is able to find their love. During the finale, each of the females encounters her love at the Trevi Fountain, with the song “Three coins in the Fountain” playing in the background as their wishes come true and at this point, “The lyrics of the theme song claiming that only one wish will be granted are contradicted by a scene of all three women at the fountain (emptied for a cleaning) that suddenly fills with water, as each woman's love interest walks towards her”. Thus, creating this film to be an ideal encouragement to visit Rome, as it exhibits to the audience architecture, sophistication and love that coincide with a journey to this