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Movie Riva in the Movie:

an Oscar-worthy Book

An extraordinary book, full of photographs,
vintage posters, and reviews, which
chronicles the many films in which Riva
yachts have played a starring role.
A book for both Riva and cinema lovers alike

You may well not believe it, but there cinema, with an exciting variety of Above, a Riva boat during in the period, and everything that
was no product placement whatsoever movie stills, many never seen before, a Hollywood shoot. made up the magnificent ephemera
in any of the films mentioned in Riva in and thrilling sailing shots. Cover of the new book that provided the setting for the
Riva in the Movie
the Movie; on the contrary, Riva often From Dino Risi’s The Easy Life, timeless beauty of the most beautiful
only found out that one of its yachts Godard’s Le Mépris, the musicals with speedboats in the world.
had featured in a film from someone Modugno and Albano & Romina, to Because each Riva has a story to
who had been to the cinema to see the many Bond films, Il secondo tragico tell, and every story becomes more
it. This is because Riva has been so Fantozzi, or The Great Beauty, Riva has beautiful if it is told by a Riva.
successful over the last seventy years had a role in the history of cinema and This is a must-have book, to read
that its products almost immediately left marvel and splendour in its wake. and give as a gift, available at
stopped being exclusive to the sailing The reviews describe the film’s www.rivaboutique.it
world and became items associated storyline complete with anecdotes and
with art, design, society, and culture. interesting facts about the shooting
Riva in the Movie documents the of the film, as well as descriptions of
successful union between the most the mood at the time when the film
beautiful yachts in the world and was shot, the fashions and interests

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