Film · 2001
Directed by Ridley Scott
The sequel to The Silence of the Lambs takes Hannibal Lecter to Florence, where he lives under a false name as curator of the Palazzo Capponi library. Shot in the city in 2000, the film moves through Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio, Santa Croce and the Spedale degli Innocenti.
More venues in Firenze →
Firenze, Toscana
A historic café and chocolate house founded in 1872 by Enrico Rivoire, chocolatier to the House of Savoy. Under the arcades of Piazza della Signoria, with tables facing Palazzo Vecchio and the Fountain of Neptune. Famous for its thick hot chocolate and its pastries.
Hannibal
Discover moreYes. The Florentine shoot took place in spring and summer 2000, and Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio, the Basilica of Santa Croce and the Spedale degli Innocenti are all recognisable in the film.
Caffè Rivoire, on Piazza della Signoria, is among the places recognisable in the film: the historic café facing Palazzo Vecchio, founded in 1872 and still open today.
In Thomas Harris's novel, Lecter hides in Florence under the identity of "Dr Fell", curator of the Palazzo Capponi library. It is there that inspector Rinaldo Pazzi, played by Giancarlo Giannini, begins to suspect his true identity.