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ROME, THE CITY of CINEMA (part 1).

The entrance to Cinecittà, nine kilometers outside the city center along Via Tuscolana, remains the original one, characterized (and dated) by the rounded architectural lines typical of the twenty year Fascist period. Beyond this entrance lies a mythical place, a … Continue reading

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A MAN: THE FACE OF ROME, THE SOUL OF ITALY (Part 4, The End).

We are now in the 80′s and the pop duo Wham! synthesize  the cultural depth of the times with the lyrics of their songs: “Yeah yeah yeah, ala la la la, yeah, yeah, yeah yeayeaaah” (The Edge of Heaven, 1986, … Continue reading

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A MAN: THE FACE OF ROME, THE SOUL OF ITALY (Part 3).

In 1965, in the last episode in black and white of The Ed Sullivan Show, The Beatles sang “She’s got a ticket to ride“, but no one could imagine that the happy ride of the Western bourgeoisie was to finish … Continue reading

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A MAN: THE FACE OF ROME, THE SOUL OF ITALY (Part 2).

  If in antiquity the world ended with the Pillars of Hercules, in the 50ies the border of the world is the Iron Curtain. Everything is simple, so to speak: on one side the good ones, on the other side … Continue reading

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A MAN: THE FACE OF ROME, THE SOUL OF ITALY (Part 1).

Rarely, if ever, an actor can be so strongly identified with a city, so one can say: Alberto Sordi is Rome and Rome is Alberto Sordi. Alberto Sordi is the Roman par excellence, and perhaps more: he represents the “average” … Continue reading

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