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answer was yes. The challenge was that Villa Torricella was owned by four different family members who had broken up the villa into four separate residences. So, how to blend the separate apartments into one complete whole? We had the puzzle pieces, we just had to figure out how to fit them together. Like Tom's Rome apartment and Venetian palazzo, Dickie's villa is a residence he has rented. So, it is not so much the inherited art and furniture that defines him, but the absolute bohemian lifestyle that the architecture and history of the villa exudes. The first order of business was to replace contemporary doors and windows as needed, rebuild the kitchen for the mid-20th century, and paint and age the walls. Then the fun began, working with set decorator Alessandra Querzola finding the balance between inherited pieces and what Dickie's character would find to put his own imprint on the villa—his studio being the most realized example. Conversely, Marge's house—the exterior was on location in Atrani, with the interior built on stage at Cinecittà—is all her own creation. Not having Dickie's wealth, the furniture is either salvaged or left behind. Every choice in the house is one that Marge has made. Every piece has a function and serves her interests in writing and photography. Naples Ironically, much of "Naples" was shot in Rome— Stazione Napoli Centrale, Banca della Repubblica, interior American Express, Naples police station, and farmacia—but Naples offered some stunning locations. Tom's introduction to the painter Caravaggio was filmed in Naples at Pio Monte della Misericordia (the only actual Caravaggio the production was allowed to shoot). For Tom's second viewing of a Caravaggio, we recreated Rome's San Luigi dei Francesci at Naples' Santa Maria la Nova, a deconsecrated Catholic church. We used the exterior of Palazzo delle Poste, a magnificent piece of rationalist architecture built in 1936 by architect Giuseppe Vaccaro, as the exterior Naples American Express. Another spectacular piece of architecture we used was Palazzo Sanfelice, two side-by-side structures in a Rococo/Baroque style built by Fernando Sanfelice in 1724-26, the buildings were used as the exterior of Carlo's place (the interior being filmed in Atrani), and the exterior of Tom's Rome pensione. A. INTERIOR STAZIONE DI NAPOLI CENTRALE IN PRODUCTION FILMED AT OSPEDALE FORLANINI. B. INTERIOR STAZIONE DI NAPOLI CENTRALE. PRODUCTION STILL. C. NAPLES FERRY DOCK. CREATED ON A DOCK IN POZZUOLI, A TOWN JUST SOUTH OF NAPLES. PRODUCTION STILL. D. EXT. NAPLES AMERICAN EXPRESS. FILMED AT NAPLES PALAZZO DELLA POSTE, ADDING THE SIGN AND BACKGROUND WITH VFX. ARCHITECT: GIUSEPPE VACARRO. BUILT IN 1936. PRODUCTION STILL. A C B D