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Woody Allen’s first day of shooting in Rome

ByGramilano 11 July 201111 July 2011 Reading Time: 1 minute

Woody Allen began shooting scenes in Rome today for his new film The Bop Decameron.

Traffic near the Piazza Augusto Imperatore went into a tailspin as onlookers stopped to catch a glimpse of Hollywood star Penelope Cruz along with Italian actors Antonio Albanese and Alessandra Mastronardi on the set.

The Bop Decameron is Allen’s first film set in the Eternal City. “Rome is a very romantic and beautiful city, like Barcelona, Paris, London and New York, but much more so. I can’t wait to get started here”, he said.

Gramilano

Graham Spicer, aka 'Gramilano', is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman's Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the Danza in Italia column for Dancing Times magazine. Graham was the historical advisor on Codice Carla, the 2023 documentary on Italian ballerina Carla Fracci.

Graham also works as a dance photographer, and his photos have appeared in many books, theatre programmes, and magazines, including Dancing Times, Dance Spirit and Ballet2000, as well as all the major Italian newspapers.

He is a member of the Dance Section of The Critics’ Circle.