The Tom Mix film is the 1933 “Terror Trail.” Like everything else imported, it would be dubbed in Italian.“Genoveffa” could be the 1923 French silent or the 1932 Italian-American film made in New Jersey, in Italian, and circulating in the U.S. in ethnic venues around that time.
The place had a long previous history in the 19th Century, when it was used for variety shows as the Teatro Nazionale, before being transformed after 1929 into a movie theatre.
Numerous flyers for this theatre from the 1930s survive and reveal a variety of very good programming of Italian and non-Italian films. A number of them have been posted. Most of the admission prices were between one and three liras, depending on the location. Galleria (balcony) seats were more expensive than orchestra seats; that was true of most cinemas in Italy.
On August 29, 1970 I took a cab out here from the center of Rome to see the film “Banditi a Milano,” by Carlo Lizzani at the Cinema Cassio. It was a film that would achieve some cult praise in the U.S. (in the English dubbed version) as “The Violent Four.” It was worth going out of my way for.
The film title on the theatre front was “Il caporale Sam,” the Italian title for the 1952 Jerry Lewis/Dean Martin film “Jumping Jacks.” The photo, then, may be earlier than 1960.
The two auditoriums are named after Fellini himself and his wife Giulietta Masina who performed in so many of his films, including “La Strada,” “The Nights of Cabiria,” and “Juliet of the Spirits.” The larger auditorium is Sala Federico; the smaller is Sala Giulietta.
The cinema opened to great fanfare in December 1968. A LUCE news piece can be seen here: https://patrimonio.archivioluce.com/luce-web/detail/IL5000083209/2/roma-inaugurazione-del-cinema-rouge-et-noir.html&jsonVal=
This is the newer entrance. The original entrance was around the corner to the left, in the square, and was later replaced by the entrance to the Hotel Polo.
The photo posted of this cinema showing “Compulsion” in 1959 suggests it may have survived into the 1960s. More precise information would be appreciated.
The Tom Mix film is the 1933 “Terror Trail.” Like everything else imported, it would be dubbed in Italian.“Genoveffa” could be the 1923 French silent or the 1932 Italian-American film made in New Jersey, in Italian, and circulating in the U.S. in ethnic venues around that time.
“Napoli d'altri tempi” is a wonderful film with a great cast. First saw it at MoMA.
“Educational and moral films for families and children.”
The place had a long previous history in the 19th Century, when it was used for variety shows as the Teatro Nazionale, before being transformed after 1929 into a movie theatre.
Numerous flyers for this theatre from the 1930s survive and reveal a variety of very good programming of Italian and non-Italian films. A number of them have been posted. Most of the admission prices were between one and three liras, depending on the location. Galleria (balcony) seats were more expensive than orchestra seats; that was true of most cinemas in Italy.
Note the supervision of the second film by Vittorio Mussolini, the dictator’s son.
The film showings in their cinema were probably meant to raise funds for their work with the deaf.
On August 29, 1970 I took a cab out here from the center of Rome to see the film “Banditi a Milano,” by Carlo Lizzani at the Cinema Cassio. It was a film that would achieve some cult praise in the U.S. (in the English dubbed version) as “The Violent Four.” It was worth going out of my way for.
1935 film.
“The Rainmaker.”
In July 1989 I went to two movies here: “Amori in corso” on the 17th, “Ladri di saponette” (The Icicle Thief) on the 28th. Pleasant cinema.
The Teatro Manzoni was located on Via Urbana, in the Monti district of Rome, and a short walk to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major.
The film title on the theatre front was “Il caporale Sam,” the Italian title for the 1952 Jerry Lewis/Dean Martin film “Jumping Jacks.” The photo, then, may be earlier than 1960.
The cinema of Fellini’s youth and which inspired his love of movies.
This looks like a reconstruction at Cinecitta' in Rome.
In Fellini’s 1973 “Amarcord” the Fulgor was reconstructed on the stages of Cinecitta' in Rome for certain scenes.
The original Fulgor first opened in 1914 and was run by the family of Ida Ravulli until 1980.
The two auditoriums are named after Fellini himself and his wife Giulietta Masina who performed in so many of his films, including “La Strada,” “The Nights of Cabiria,” and “Juliet of the Spirits.” The larger auditorium is Sala Federico; the smaller is Sala Giulietta.
“The Stalking Moon” seems to have been the first film shown here in 1968 when the cinema opened.
The cinema opened to great fanfare in December 1968. A LUCE news piece can be seen here: https://patrimonio.archivioluce.com/luce-web/detail/IL5000083209/2/roma-inaugurazione-del-cinema-rouge-et-noir.html&jsonVal=
The original entrance, around the corner on Piazza Bartolomeo Gastaldi, is now the entrance to the Polo Hotel.
The entrance later became the entrance to the Hotel Polo.
This is the newer entrance. The original entrance was around the corner to the left, in the square, and was later replaced by the entrance to the Hotel Polo.
The photo posted of this cinema showing “Compulsion” in 1959 suggests it may have survived into the 1960s. More precise information would be appreciated.
The Roman numeral XIV after 1936 refers to the 14th year of the fascist era, commonly used during the age of Mussolini.