In Fellini’s “Nights of Cabiria,” Cabiria is a Roman prostitute with a penchant for bad luck. One night she enters this cinema-variety venue, is made to appear onstage by a hypnotist who has her pour out some of her most personal memories and feelings, to the derision and hoots of the loutish male audience. After the show she is approached by a seemingly kind man who, professing love, later exploits here for a large sum of money. The story of this film became the basis for the stage musical and movie “Sweet Charity.”
Photo I took of the Cinema Lux in 1990. The film being shown looks like it might be “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” here called “Ninja Turtles to the Rescue.”
The Royal ran 3-strip Cinerama films from October 15, 1963 to November 22, 1964, in 70mm from November 27. 1964. The Royal Cinerama Theatre recorded opening records for “Grand Prix.”
In August of 1971 while I was at the Universita' per Stranieri, I went several times to what was then called the Modernissimo, a cinema d'essai or repertory cinema at that time. I saw six films there. They were the Russian “The Cranes Are Flying” by Kosintsev, the French “A Man Escaped” by Bresson, the Italian “Ostia” by Sergio Citti, the Italian “La Notte” by Antonioni, the Italian “Under the Sign of Scorpio” by the Taviani Brothers, the Italian “La casa delle mele mature” by Pino Tosini. The non-Italian films were dubbed in Italian.
In February 1992 I went to a film here. It was “The 600 Days of Salo'” by Nicola Caracciolo and Valerio Marino, a documentary about Mussolini’s fascist republic in the north of Italy during the final year and a half of World War II.
On August 18, 1969 I went to this cinema to see Visconti’s 1963 “Il Gattopardo” (The Leopard) in the full uncut 3-hour version for the first time. It had not been shown complete in the U.S. It was such a treat that I sat through it twice and considered myself lucky. A few days later I would see it again in that length at the Rex in Rome.
The first movie I ever went to in Italy was at this cinema on July 27, 1969 to see Pietro Germi’s “Serafino” with Adriano Celentano. It was a pleasant place, as I recall.
On August 23, 1969 I went here to see Visconti’s “The Leopard” (Il gattopardo). The 1963 film was making its rounds across Italy again in its original version. The uncut version would not play in the U.S. for almost another 20 years.
On July 30, 1983 I went to see Franco Piavoli’s film “The Blue Planet” (Il pianeta azzurro) here. It was a beautifully photographed kind of symphony of nature. I think I was the only person in the afternoon audience.
“Acqua cheta” was actually made in 1933. Also playing was the 1932 British film “The Blue Danube.”
On August 17, 1971 I went to see a 1964 movie here: Roger Corman’s “The Tomb of Ligeia” with Vincent Price.
In Fellini’s “Nights of Cabiria,” Cabiria is a Roman prostitute with a penchant for bad luck. One night she enters this cinema-variety venue, is made to appear onstage by a hypnotist who has her pour out some of her most personal memories and feelings, to the derision and hoots of the loutish male audience. After the show she is approached by a seemingly kind man who, professing love, later exploits here for a large sum of money. The story of this film became the basis for the stage musical and movie “Sweet Charity.”
“La cuccagna” was a 1962 film.
On April 17, 1988 I caught Marco Bellocchio’s film “La visione del Sabba” here.
Photo I took of the Cinema Lux in 1990. The film being shown looks like it might be “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” here called “Ninja Turtles to the Rescue.”
Venice Film Festival.
Venice Film Festival.
At least two now very rare or very lost Italian films!
Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” opened here and at the Cinema Fiamma on February 3, 1960.
The Royal ran 3-strip Cinerama films from October 15, 1963 to November 22, 1964, in 70mm from November 27. 1964. The Royal Cinerama Theatre recorded opening records for “Grand Prix.”
Beginning September 1, 1965 this theatre ran 70mm Cinerama films.
As the Teatro Palazzo Sistina, this theatre ran 3-strip Cinerama film from June 28, 1955 to May 31, 1959.
On July 28, 1969 I went to see the film “L'impiegato” at the Smeraldo.
I went here once on December 27, 1991 to see Marco Risi’s “Il muro di gomma.”
On November 30, 1997 I went here to see Marcello Mastroianni in the film “Three Lives and Only One Death” by Raoul Ruiz.
That was 1986, not 1976.
In August of 1971 while I was at the Universita' per Stranieri, I went several times to what was then called the Modernissimo, a cinema d'essai or repertory cinema at that time. I saw six films there. They were the Russian “The Cranes Are Flying” by Kosintsev, the French “A Man Escaped” by Bresson, the Italian “Ostia” by Sergio Citti, the Italian “La Notte” by Antonioni, the Italian “Under the Sign of Scorpio” by the Taviani Brothers, the Italian “La casa delle mele mature” by Pino Tosini. The non-Italian films were dubbed in Italian.
In February 1992 I went to a film here. It was “The 600 Days of Salo'” by Nicola Caracciolo and Valerio Marino, a documentary about Mussolini’s fascist republic in the north of Italy during the final year and a half of World War II.
Italian cinemas had been cut off from American films during the war years.
On August 18, 1969 I went to this cinema to see Visconti’s 1963 “Il Gattopardo” (The Leopard) in the full uncut 3-hour version for the first time. It had not been shown complete in the U.S. It was such a treat that I sat through it twice and considered myself lucky. A few days later I would see it again in that length at the Rex in Rome.
The first movie I ever went to in Italy was at this cinema on July 27, 1969 to see Pietro Germi’s “Serafino” with Adriano Celentano. It was a pleasant place, as I recall.
The Rex was demolished after 1997.
On August 23, 1969 I went here to see Visconti’s “The Leopard” (Il gattopardo). The 1963 film was making its rounds across Italy again in its original version. The uncut version would not play in the U.S. for almost another 20 years.
On July 30, 1983 I went to see Franco Piavoli’s film “The Blue Planet” (Il pianeta azzurro) here. It was a beautifully photographed kind of symphony of nature. I think I was the only person in the afternoon audience.