Photos and the City

Category: In The Movies

  • Cinecittà – On the set of Rome

    Let´s get back to Rome, but this time we´re going to do a little timelapse: welcome to Cesars Rome, set in the 1st century BC.

    Rebuilt on 4 hectares for the HBO show “Rome”. In Cinecittà Rome is only s short walk from New York and Assisi. Another set still in use, the crew of “Doctor Who” used it, the fourth season of “The Fires of Pompeii” and more recent in march “Zero-Zero-Sette” shot there and at this very moment the “Zoolander 2”.

     

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    Do you recognize the building on the right? It´s the Pantheon used in “Rome” as domicile of the senat.

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  • Cinecittà

    Just a short ride with the metro and you´re at Fellinis home: la Cinecittà. He actually really lived on these grounds!

    Founded in 1937 by Mussolini Cinecittà has been a working studio areal to this day. During our visit a remake of “Ben Hur” was shoot and according to the guide they were expecting the crew from the new Bond movie soon. (I´m sorry but “zero zero sette” doesn´t sound that sexy!)

    cinecitta, rome, italy, movie, studios, movie set, fellini cinecitta, rome, italy, movie, studios, movie set, fellini cinecitta, rome, italy, movie, studios, movie set, felliniOn the left: Teatro N°5 Fellini´s favourite studio, “La Dolve Vita” was shoot there. Over eighty locations were created, from the Via Veneto to the dome of St. Peter´s.

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    Set used for “Francis of Assisi”, “Romeo & Juliet” (not the one with Claire Danes and Leonardo di Caprio) and many more:

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    to be continued….. with the set of “Rome”

  • Rainy Cinecittà – first impressions

    Ciao from Rome! So beautiful even when it´s raining cats and dogs! After some caffé we took the Metro to take a tour through Cinecittà. At the moment a remake of “Ben Hur” is shot there (we catched to see a glimpse of one set – no photographs allowed!) and Zero-Zero-Sette will start soon!

    We saw sets from different movies like “Gangs of New York” and a lot of the tv-show “Rome”. Here are some first (rainy) impressions:

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    Something real!
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    Right behind Rome there is Egypt!