Plot Synopsis

In Bend, Oregon, Kathryn Tate convinces big sister Amelia to submit an audition tape for the worldwide casting call to play Princess Anna in a remake of the classic Audrey Hepburn film "Roman Holiday." When Amelia gets the role, her world is immediately turned upside down. Amelia is obliged to spend time throughout her first two weeks in Rome with Philip Hamilton, the handsome American who has just nabbed a much-needed writing assignment to interview Amelia and pen the story that will introduce the completely unknown actress to the readers of an Italian celebrity magazine. Amelia is reluctant to give up her privacy for the story but agrees to let Philip accompany her as she sees the sights and visits all the important landmarks in the Eternal City. Soon, she begins to trust him and a friendship emerges. The more time they spend together, the more their feelings for one another deepen, and it isn't long before they find themselves in the same situation as the characters in the original move- falling in love in Rome, yet destined for the romance to end when Amelia must return to her life in America. But when his story gets published without his knowledge and without Amelia seeing it first, she becomes an overnight celebrity in Rome, and feels betrayed by Philip. But when Kathryn arrives in Rome to surprise her sister, Amelia begins to look at the story about her in a different light, and her anger towards Philip softens. The original "Roman Holiday" ended with the lovers going their separate ways, never to meet again, so are Amelia and Philip destined for the same finale? This is Rome, after all, and anything can happen. *This teleflim was shot on location in Rome.