Cinema-Themed Holiday in Italy – Apartment Designs Inspired by Wes Anderson, Pedro Almodóvar, Paolo Sorrentino, and Sergio Leone

A tribute to cinema and four international directors, a dedication to their cinematography, and an interpretation of their approach to coloring films; the comprehensive interior design that becomes the translation of four artistic languages of the big screen is the concept behind the hospitality design project in Italy – by ovre.design®. Look at these holiday apartment designs, inspired by Wes Anderson, Pedro Almodóvar, Paolo Sorrentino, and Sergio Leone.

Cinema-Themed Holiday Apartment Designs – Inspired by Wes Anderson, Pedro Almodóvar, Paolo Sorrentino, and Sergio Leone

An old bank in the center of Reggio Emilia has been converted into four apartments intended for the hospitality sector, with significantly different sizes (ranging from 70 sqm for the smallest to 250 sqm for the loft on the top floors). The client, GHG Real Estate, had expressed the desire for unique and stylistically distinct interiors, but unified by a common concept.

ovre.design® worked to create emotionally distinctive apartment designs and meticulously designed environments to express the cinematic mood to which they are dedicated. From custom furniture to tableware, from wall coverings to lighting and even faucets, every object and accessory was designed or selected by the designers to create an aesthetic coherence with the cinematography of Wes Anderson, Pedro Almodóvar, Paolo Sorrentino, and Sergio Leone, whom the studio, founded by architect Giulia Delpiano and designer Corrado Conti, sought to honor.

Design Tribute to Wes Anderson’s Colors

On the first floor of the building, we find the two smaller holiday apartments. The first, dedicated to Wes Anderson, is a tribute to his colors, his perspective shots, and his warm, vivid palettes. Every detail, from the burgundy wainscoting lining the living room and kitchen walls to the table setting, was studied and curated with attention, drawing from the iconography of the 1960s and 1970s.

The designers were inspired by the characters from his films, often eccentric and idiosyncratic, with distinctive traits in both personality and attire. This inspiration led to custom details and furniture pieces that bear the studio’s signature and finish choices closely connected to the theme. The result is a meticulous composition and a narrative that blends eccentricity and emotional depth.

Holiday Apartment Design Inspired by Pedro Almodóvar’s Visually Vibrant Style

Also on the same floor is the second apartment, this time dedicated to the cinematic photography of Pedro Almodóvar, known for his visually vibrant style that reflects the energy, passion, and emotional complexity of his films. Renowned for his bold and rich use of colors – particularly red, yellow, and blue, which underscore emotions, themes, or psychological aspects of the characters – it was interpreted through a straightforward, bold design that the designers describe as “crispy” due to its frequent use of geometric and symmetrical compositions, which contribute to creating a strong visual identity.

Almodóvar’s films feature a keen attention to detail, with visual textures that add depth to the images. Whether it’s fabrics, furnishings, or landscapes, these visual details are crafted with great precision, as seen in this one-bedroom apartment where even the tile grout in the bathroom is not left to chance, echoing the color of the sanitaryware, and a small entrance is interpreted as a tunnel to be transported through, transformed by slatted blue wainscoting.

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Rich and Evocative Style of Interior – a Homage to Paolo Sorrentino

Moving to the upper floor, the second level is occupied by a full apartment, whose interior pays homage to Paolo Sorrentino and his distinctive cinematography, characterized by a rich, evocative, and often baroque visual style. The kitchen and living spaces are filled with black and white marble, coffered ceilings, and paneled walls which, together with the use of light, create strong contrasts between light and shadow, mirroring the director’s approach on screen. The saturated and vivid colors bring to life an aesthetic reminiscent of luxury, with natural and artificial light employed to create dreamy atmospheres.

Sorrentino frequently references works of art and Italian cultural heritage. His shots can evoke Renaissance painting or the great masters of Italian cinema, such as Fellini. These references add a level of depth and visual sophistication to his films, and the studio reflects this in their choice of finishes in gold, marble, and velvet for this creative apartment design.

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Sergio Leone’s “Spaghetti Western” Translated into Apartment Interior

The third floor is where you find the entrance to the fourth and final apartment, the largest, spread over two levels, with a double-height space overlooking the upper living area. The long entrance corridor celebrates the contrast between the wide landscapes and extreme close-ups typical of “spaghetti western” cinematography. Clad in coffered wainscoting, with neutral colors in the finishes and wooden flooring, it embodies an interior marked by materials, dedicated to the desert settings of Sergio Leone’s scripts.

High sun and natural light dominate, contributing to sharp shadows and strong contrasts. Leone, along with his cinematographer Tonino Delli Colli, often used light to emphasize the aridity and intensity of the settings where the stories unfold, along with a deliberate use of time and rhythm. The photography supports this slowness with shots that linger on details and faces, building suspense that is reflected in the expansive spaces of the staircase and the double-height living rooms. Leone’s films are dominated by warm, earthy tones—ochres, browns, and golds—used to emphasize the heat and story of the movie world his characters navigate. The designers emphasized the desolate, arid landscapes through textured, expansive interiors with a rhythm marked by geometric moldings.

Four directors and four different masterpieces, each capable of setting new standards for the use of composition, light, and narrative rhythm. Four apartment designs pay tribute to the ability to evoke emotion through scene, color, finishes, and light, and thus the entrance, the beginning of it all, could only be an interpretation of a cinema foyer—a convivial space where people gather and are already, in some way, exposed to the art of entertainment.

Project: via Roma Apartments
Interior Architectural Design: ovre.design®
Installation and Accessories: ovre.design®
Team: Arch. Giulia Delpiano, Corrado Conti, Fatemeh Eslamian, Arch. Anna Manfredi, Elena Lasagni
Text and Photos: ovre.design®
Architectural Design: Arch. Andrea Bergianti

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