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Cinecittà

January 01, 1970

Cinecittà Studios (pronounced [ˌtʃinetʃitˈta]; Italian for Cinema City Studios) is a large film studio in Rome, Italy. With an area of 400,000 square metres (99 acres), it is the largest film studio in Europe,[1] and is considered the hub of Italian cinema. The studios were constructed during the Fascist era as part of a plan to revive the Italian film industry.[2]

Entrance to the Cinecittà studios

Filmmakers such as Federico Fellini, Roberto Rossellini, Luchino Visconti, Sergio Leone, Bernardo Bertolucci, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, and Mel Gibson have worked at Cinecittà. More than 3,000 movies have been filmed there, of which 90 received an Academy Award nomination and 47 of these won it.[3] In the 1950s, the number of international productions being made there led to Rome being dubbed "Hollywood on the Tiber."

History edit

 
Inauguration of the studios in 1937

The studios were founded in 1937 by Benito Mussolini, his son Vittorio, and his head of cinema Luigi Freddi under the slogan "Il cinema è l'arma più forte" ("Cinema is the most powerful weapon").[4] The purpose was not only for propaganda, but also to support the recovering Italian feature film industry, which had reached its low point in 1931.[2][5] Mussolini himself inaugurated the studios on 21 April 1937.[6] Post-production units and sets were constructed and heavily used initially. Early films such as Scipio Africanus (1937) and The Iron Crown (1941) showcased the technological advancement of the studios. Seven thousand people were involved in the filming of the battle scene from Scipio Africanus, and live elephants were brought in as a part of the re-enactment of the Battle of Zama.[7]

The studios were bombed by the Western Allies during the bombing of Rome in World War II. Following the war, between 1945 and 1947, the studios of Cinecittà were used as a displaced persons' camp for a period of about two years, following German occupation and Allied bombing that destroyed parts of the studio.[8] An estimated 3,000 refugees lived there, divided into two camps: an Italian camp housing Italians as well as displaced people from Italian Libya and Dalmatia, and an international camp, including refugees from Yugoslavia, Poland, Egypt, Iran, and China.[9]

After rebuilding in the postwar years, the studios were used once again for their post-production facilities. In the 1950s, Cinecittà, described as Hollywood on the Tiber, was the location for several large American film productions, like Roman Holiday (1953), Beat the Devil (1953), The Barefoot Contessa (1954), Ben-Hur (1959), and some low-budget action pictures starring Lex Barker. Barker also featured in Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960)[10] and the studios were for many years closely associated with Fellini.[11][12]

In the same period, the studios were used for further international productions such as Francis of Assisi (1961), Cleopatra (1963), The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965), Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet (1968), Fellini's Casanova (1976), La Traviata (1982) and many other productions.

It hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1991. This was the 36th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on Stage 15. Due to the Gulf War and mounting tensions in Yugoslavia, RAI decided to move the contest from Sanremo to Rome which was perceived to be more secure.

After a period of near-bankruptcy, the Italian Government privatized Cinecittà in 1997, selling an 80% stake.[13] On August 9, 2007, a fire destroyed about 3,000 m2 (32,000 sq. ft.) of the Cinecittà lot and surroundings. The historic part that houses the sets of classics such as Ben-Hur was not damaged; however, a good portion of the original sets from the HBO/BBC series Rome was destroyed.[14] In July 2012, another fire damaged Teatro 5, the vast studio where Fellini filmed La Dolce Vita[15] and Satyricon (1969).[13][16] A third fire in August 2022 destroyed part of a partially dismantled set depicting Renaissance-era Florence and disrupted filming of the sequel to The Old Guard.[17][18][19]

Since the 1990s, films have included Anthony Minghella's The English Patient (1996) and The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York (2002),[15] Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) and Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ (2004).

Notable TV productions edit

 
Set of the television series Rome (2004–2007)

Cinecittà also hosts TV productions, such as Grande Fratello, the Italian version of Big Brother, where the Big Brother house is built on Cinecittà's premises. The complex also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1991.[11]

In addition, the BBC/HBO series Rome was filmed there from 2004 to 2007, the show being widely acclaimed for its sets and designs. BBC Wales reused some of these sets for an episode of the 2008 series of Doctor Who set in ancient Pompeii, and Alexandre Astier reused this set for the Book VI of his television series Kaamelott set in Ancient Rome.

More recently, Paolo Sorrentino's series The Young Pope and The New Pope were almost entirely shot at Cinecittà, including reconstruction of the interiors of the Sistine Chapel and Saint Peter's Basilica.[20] The 2019 film The Two Popes sections of which were also shot at Cinecittà, again utilised a reconstruction of the Sistine Chapel.[21]

Cinecittà World edit

Main article: Cinecittà World

In 2009 the studio announced that they intended to create a theme park.[22] The movie-themed amusement park, Cinecittà World, opened in July 2014.[23][24] The €250 million theme park is located approximately 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Cinecittà studios, on the site of a former movie studio built by Dino De Laurentiis in the 1960s.[23]

Cinecittà World was designed by Dante Ferretti, a production designer who has won three Academy Awards. Visitors enter Cinecittà World through the jaws of the Temple of Moloch, seen in Cabiria, a silent movie filmed in Turin in 1914. The theme park also features a recreation of 1920s-era Manhattan as envisioned by Ferretti.[23]

Cinecittà World expects to have 1.5 million visitors annually. Expansion plans for the theme park include a nature reserve and a wellness center.[23]

Gallery edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Cinecittà, c'è l'accordo per espandere gli Studios italiani" (in Italian). 30 December 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b Ricci, Steven (1 February 2008). Cinema and Fascism: Italian Film and Society, 1922–1943. University of California Press. pp. 68–69–. ISBN 978-0-520-94128-1.
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  4. ^ Kinder, Lucy (2014-04-28). "Cinecittà studios: Google Doodle celebrates 77th anniversary".
  5. ^ Garofalo, Piero (2002). "Seeing Red: The Soviet Influence on Italian Cinema in the Thirties". In Reich, Jacqueline; Garofalo, Piero (eds.). Re-viewing Fascism: Italian Cinema, 1922-1943. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. pp. 223–249.
  6. ^ Bondanella, Peter E. (2001). Italian Cinema: From Neorealism to the Present. Continuum. p. 13. ISBN 9780826412478.
  7. ^ Bondanella, Peter. Italian Cinema From Neorealism to the Present. The Continuum Publishing Company: New York, 1995. p. 19.
  8. ^ A documentary, "DP Camp of Cinecittà" by Marco Bertozzi, based on research by Noa Steimatsky, had its world premier on January 30, 2012, at The Italian Cultural Institute of New York, in New York City. (http://www.iicnewyork.esteri.it/IIC_NewYork/ 2015-08-14 at the Wayback Machine)
  9. ^ Steimatsky, Noa. The Cinecittà Refugee Camp (1944–1950). October Spring 2009, No. 128: 22–50.
  10. ^ Levy, Shawn (2016). Dolce Vita Confidential. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. pp. 265, 277. ISBN 9781474606158.
  11. ^ a b Wyatt, Daisy (28 April 2008). "Cinecittà studios: Famous films shot in Italy's most iconic studios". The Independent.
  12. ^ Federico, Fellini (1989) [1988]. Regista a Cinecittà [Cinecittà]. Translated by Fawcett, Graham. London, England: Studio Vista. pp. 178–182. ISBN 0289800285.
  13. ^ a b Michael Day (December 13, 2013). "Decline and fall of Rome's cinematic empire: The end for Italy's famed Cinecitta studios?". The Independent.
  14. ^ "Fire torches film sets at Rome's historic Cinecitta". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
  15. ^ a b "Rome's film studios open their doors: A family trip around Cinecittà". Independent.co.uk. 2015-06-26.
  16. ^ "Incendio a Cinecittà: le fiamme avvolgono lo storico Teatro 5" [Fire at Cinecittà: flames surround historic Studio 5] (in Italian). RomaToday. July 12, 2012.
  17. ^ David Mouriquand; AFP (2 August 2022). "Fire destroys sets at Rome's famous Cinecittà Studios". Euronews. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Fire destroys part of Rome's Cinecitta studios where Charlize Theron is filming The Old Guard sequel". RTÉ. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  19. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (2 August 2022). "Fire Breaks Out At Italy's Cinecittà; Destroys Part Of Renaissance Florence Set; Briefly Disrupts Netflix's 'Old Guard 2' Shoot". Deadline. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  20. ^ "The Young Pope (TV Series 2016)". IMDb.
  21. ^ Galloway, Stephen (December 16, 2019). "Making of 'The Two Popes". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  22. ^ "The Charming Story of Cinecittà Studios in Rome".
  23. ^ a b c d Povoledo, Elisabetta. (2014, July 21). Investing in Fantasy to Save a Fraying Reality. The New York Times.
  24. ^ . Cinecittà World. Archived from the original on 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  25. ^ . Cinecittà Studios. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 20 September 2013.

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Cinecitta Studios pronounced ˌtʃinetʃitˈta Italian for Cinema City Studios is a large film studio in Rome Italy With an area of 400 000 square metres 99 acres it is the largest film studio in Europe 1 and is considered the hub of Italian cinema The studios were constructed during the Fascist era as part of a plan to revive the Italian film industry 2 Entrance to the Cinecitta studios Filmmakers such as Federico Fellini Roberto Rossellini Luchino Visconti Sergio Leone Bernardo Bertolucci Francis Ford Coppola Martin Scorsese and Mel Gibson have worked at Cinecitta More than 3 000 movies have been filmed there of which 90 received an Academy Award nomination and 47 of these won it 3 In the 1950s the number of international productions being made there led to Rome being dubbed Hollywood on the Tiber Contents 1 History 2 Notable TV productions 3 Cinecitta World 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory edit nbsp Inauguration of the studios in 1937 The studios were founded in 1937 by Benito Mussolini his son Vittorio and his head of cinema Luigi Freddi under the slogan Il cinema e l arma piu forte Cinema is the most powerful weapon 4 The purpose was not only for propaganda but also to support the recovering Italian feature film industry which had reached its low point in 1931 2 5 Mussolini himself inaugurated the studios on 21 April 1937 6 Post production units and sets were constructed and heavily used initially Early films such as Scipio Africanus 1937 and The Iron Crown 1941 showcased the technological advancement of the studios Seven thousand people were involved in the filming of the battle scene from Scipio Africanus and live elephants were brought in as a part of the re enactment of the Battle of Zama 7 The studios were bombed by the Western Allies during the bombing of Rome in World War II Following the war between 1945 and 1947 the studios of Cinecitta were used as a displaced persons camp for a period of about two years following German occupation and Allied bombing that destroyed parts of the studio 8 An estimated 3 000 refugees lived there divided into two camps an Italian camp housing Italians as well as displaced people from Italian Libya and Dalmatia and an international camp including refugees from Yugoslavia Poland Egypt Iran and China 9 After rebuilding in the postwar years the studios were used once again for their post production facilities In the 1950s Cinecitta described as Hollywood on the Tiber was the location for several large American film productions like Roman Holiday 1953 Beat the Devil 1953 The Barefoot Contessa 1954 Ben Hur 1959 and some low budget action pictures starring Lex Barker Barker also featured in Federico Fellini s La Dolce Vita 1960 10 and the studios were for many years closely associated with Fellini 11 12 In the same period the studios were used for further international productions such as Francis of Assisi 1961 Cleopatra 1963 The Agony and the Ecstasy 1965 Zeffirelli s Romeo and Juliet 1968 Fellini s Casanova 1976 La Traviata 1982 and many other productions It hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 This was the 36th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on Stage 15 Due to the Gulf War and mounting tensions in Yugoslavia RAI decided to move the contest from Sanremo to Rome which was perceived to be more secure After a period of near bankruptcy the Italian Government privatized Cinecitta in 1997 selling an 80 stake 13 On August 9 2007 a fire destroyed about 3 000 m2 32 000 sq ft of the Cinecitta lot and surroundings The historic part that houses the sets of classics such as Ben Hur was not damaged however a good portion of the original sets from the HBO BBC series Rome was destroyed 14 In July 2012 another fire damaged Teatro 5 the vast studio where Fellini filmed La Dolce Vita 15 and Satyricon 1969 13 16 A third fire in August 2022 destroyed part of a partially dismantled set depicting Renaissance era Florence and disrupted filming of the sequel to The Old Guard 17 18 19 Since the 1990s films have included Anthony Minghella s The English Patient 1996 and The Talented Mr Ripley 1999 Martin Scorsese s Gangs of New York 2002 15 Wes Anderson s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 2004 and Mel Gibson s The Passion of the Christ 2004 Notable TV productions edit nbsp Set of the television series Rome 2004 2007 Cinecitta also hosts TV productions such as Grande Fratello the Italian version of Big Brother where the Big Brother house is built on Cinecitta s premises The complex also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 11 In addition the BBC HBO series Rome was filmed there from 2004 to 2007 the show being widely acclaimed for its sets and designs BBC Wales reused some of these sets for an episode of the 2008 series of Doctor Who set in ancient Pompeii and Alexandre Astier reused this set for the Book VI of his television series Kaamelott set in Ancient Rome More recently Paolo Sorrentino s series The Young Pope and The New Pope were almost entirely shot at Cinecitta including reconstruction of the interiors of the Sistine Chapel and Saint Peter s Basilica 20 The 2019 film The Two Popes sections of which were also shot at Cinecitta again utilised a reconstruction of the Sistine Chapel 21 Cinecitta World editMain article Cinecitta World In 2009 the studio announced that they intended to create a theme park 22 The movie themed amusement park Cinecitta World opened in July 2014 23 24 The 250 million theme park is located approximately 25 km 16 mi southwest of Cinecitta studios on the site of a former movie studio built by Dino De Laurentiis in the 1960s 23 Cinecitta World was designed by Dante Ferretti a production designer who has won three Academy Awards Visitors enter Cinecitta World through the jaws of the Temple of Moloch seen in Cabiria a silent movie filmed in Turin in 1914 The theme park also features a recreation of 1920s era Manhattan as envisioned by Ferretti 23 Cinecitta World expects to have 1 5 million visitors annually Expansion plans for the theme park include a nature reserve and a wellness center 23 Gallery edit nbsp Panoramic view of Cinecitta nbsp Decorative elements from Fellini s Casanova on the entrance lawn of the studios nbsp Cinecitta Teatro 5 Fellini s favorite sound stage 25 nbsp Scenography of the TV series Rome nbsp Set of Gangs of New York nbsp nbsp nbsp Reconstruction of Antonio Canova s Venus Victrix nbsp Costumes worn by Giulietta Masina and Marcello Mastroianni in Ginger and Fred nbsp Costumes from The Night Porter by Piero Tosi nbsp Costume worn by Richard Burton in Cleopatra nbsp Submarine set of U 571See also edit nbsp Film portal Cinecitta metro stationReferences edit Cinecitta c e l accordo per espandere gli Studios italiani in Italian 30 December 2021 Retrieved 10 September 2022 a b Ricci Steven 1 February 2008 Cinema and Fascism Italian Film and Society 1922 1943 University of California Press pp 68 69 ISBN 978 0 520 94128 1 Enciclopedia del cinema italiano i Film girati a Cinecitta dal 1937 al 1978 Archived from the original on 2020 07 28 Retrieved 2018 03 18 Kinder Lucy 2014 04 28 Cinecitta studios Google Doodle celebrates 77th anniversary Garofalo Piero 2002 Seeing Red The Soviet Influence on Italian Cinema in the Thirties In Reich Jacqueline Garofalo Piero eds Re viewing Fascism Italian Cinema 1922 1943 Bloomington Indiana University Press pp 223 249 Bondanella Peter E 2001 Italian Cinema From Neorealism to the Present Continuum p 13 ISBN 9780826412478 Bondanella Peter Italian Cinema From Neorealism to the Present The Continuum Publishing Company New York 1995 p 19 A documentary DP Camp of Cinecitta by Marco Bertozzi based on research by Noa Steimatsky had its world premier on January 30 2012 at The Italian Cultural Institute of New York in New York City http www iicnewyork esteri it IIC NewYork Archived 2015 08 14 at the Wayback Machine Steimatsky Noa The Cinecitta Refugee Camp 1944 1950 October Spring 2009 No 128 22 50 Levy Shawn 2016 Dolce Vita Confidential London Weidenfeld and Nicolson pp 265 277 ISBN 9781474606158 a b Wyatt Daisy 28 April 2008 Cinecitta studios Famous films shot in Italy s most iconic studios The Independent Federico Fellini 1989 1988 Regista a Cinecitta Cinecitta Translated by Fawcett Graham London England Studio Vista pp 178 182 ISBN 0289800285 a b Michael Day December 13 2013 Decline and fall of Rome s cinematic empire The end for Italy s famed Cinecitta studios The Independent Fire torches film sets at Rome s historic Cinecitta Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 2007 08 10 Retrieved 2009 04 25 a b Rome s film studios open their doors A family trip around Cinecitta Independent co uk 2015 06 26 Incendio a Cinecitta le fiamme avvolgono lo storico Teatro 5 Fire at Cinecitta flames surround historic Studio 5 in Italian RomaToday July 12 2012 David Mouriquand AFP 2 August 2022 Fire destroys sets at Rome s famous Cinecitta Studios Euronews Retrieved 2 August 2022 Fire destroys part of Rome s Cinecitta studios where Charlize Theron is filming The Old Guard sequel RTE 2 August 2022 Retrieved 2 August 2022 Goodfellow Melanie 2 August 2022 Fire Breaks Out At Italy s Cinecitta Destroys Part Of Renaissance Florence Set Briefly Disrupts Netflix s Old Guard 2 Shoot Deadline Retrieved 2 August 2022 The Young Pope TV Series 2016 IMDb Galloway Stephen December 16 2019 Making of The Two Popes The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved December 4 2020 The Charming Story of Cinecitta Studios in Rome a b c d Povoledo Elisabetta 2014 July 21 Investing in Fantasy to Save a Fraying Reality The New York Times Cinecitta World Divertimento da oscar Cinecitta World Archived from the original on 2016 04 21 Retrieved 2016 05 03 Our flexible giant Cinecitta Studios Archived from the original on 2013 09 21 Retrieved 20 September 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cinecitta studios Official website History of Cinecitta Archived 2009 05 01 at the Wayback Machine RAI International Cinecitta 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