Film Location - L'isola di San Giulio, Lago d'Orta, Piemonte
This was filmed at L'isola di San Giulio, Lago d'Orta, Piemonte
...not at Lake Como, which many think.
Correct,just unbelievable that even an Italian (reviewer Erica Narduzzi) thinks it is Lake Como.
The film didn't really move me, rather disappointed. Certainly if you compare it with Tornatore's other films that were great; Malena, Cinema Paradiso, The Legend of 1900, Star Maker.