Join me for one last stroll through the movie studios in Rome. After our guided tour through the different sets we finished our visit with the exhibitions. The permanent exhibition shows the costumes, some smaller sets and “narrates the story of Cinecittà from 1937 to 1989, highlighting the Studios’ most important productions”. One shouldn´t miss it, it is the perfect happy ending for a visit at Cinecittà!
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”.
Do you recognize the building on the right? It´s the Pantheon used in “Rome” as domicile of the senat.
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!)
On 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.
Set used for “Francis of Assisi”, “Romeo & Juliet” (not the one with Claire Danes and Leonardo di Caprio) and many more:
to be continued….. with the set of “Rome”