John Hooper selects 10 of his favourite Rome-based films from Hepburn in Roman Holiday to Fellini's La Dolce Vita
• As featured in our Rome city guide
Roman Holiday, William Wyler, 1953
Insulated from the commotion of Roman life, Via Margutta is a cobbled street near the Spanish Steps, draped in ivy and lined nowadays with art galleries, restaurants and boutiques. It was home to Federico Fellini and Truman Capote. And at number 51, Crown Princess Ann (Audrey Hepburn) began her fleeting love affair with an American foreign correspondent, Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck) in the enchanting, if improbable, comedy that shot Hepburn to fame and forever welded Vespas to Rome in the popular imagination. "You have my permission to withdraw..." slurs Hepburn, unaware she has previously been sedated, as she lets her skirt slip to the floor. "Why, thank you very much," replies the gentlemanly Peck and leaves her to sleep alone. It...
• As featured in our Rome city guide
Roman Holiday, William Wyler, 1953
Insulated from the commotion of Roman life, Via Margutta is a cobbled street near the Spanish Steps, draped in ivy and lined nowadays with art galleries, restaurants and boutiques. It was home to Federico Fellini and Truman Capote. And at number 51, Crown Princess Ann (Audrey Hepburn) began her fleeting love affair with an American foreign correspondent, Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck) in the enchanting, if improbable, comedy that shot Hepburn to fame and forever welded Vespas to Rome in the popular imagination. "You have my permission to withdraw..." slurs Hepburn, unaware she has previously been sedated, as she lets her skirt slip to the floor. "Why, thank you very much," replies the gentlemanly Peck and leaves her to sleep alone. It...
- 7/13/2011
- by John Hooper
- The Guardian - Film News
Rome -- Thousands of protesters gathered in the Italian capital's Piazza Navona on Tuesday to demonstrate against proposed cuts in the Italian government's spending on culture, which includes funds for specific cinema and television programs.
More than 50 professional associations, trade unions and schools joined the protest, which included well-known film directors such as Nanni Moretti and Ettore Scola.
Overall, cultural spending from the government in 2011 will total about half what it did in 2009. In 2008, the latest figures available, Italy spent around €400 million ($495 million) on cultural projects, with around a fifth of that earmarked for audiovisual programs for cinema and television. The rest is split between music, prose, dance, theater and art.
Protesters on Tuesday noted that Italy spends only 0.3% of the government budget on cultural initiatives, well behind the European average of 1.5%.
More than 50 professional associations, trade unions and schools joined the protest, which included well-known film directors such as Nanni Moretti and Ettore Scola.
Overall, cultural spending from the government in 2011 will total about half what it did in 2009. In 2008, the latest figures available, Italy spent around €400 million ($495 million) on cultural projects, with around a fifth of that earmarked for audiovisual programs for cinema and television. The rest is split between music, prose, dance, theater and art.
Protesters on Tuesday noted that Italy spends only 0.3% of the government budget on cultural initiatives, well behind the European average of 1.5%.
- 6/8/2010
- by By Eric J. Lyman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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