Category Archives: Roma

Lina Wertmüller (in English)

Posted on January 6, 2022 by babbityjean

Born Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmüller von Elgg Spañol von Braueich in Rome in 1928, the famous Italian film director Lina Wertmüller came from a devout Catholic family of distant Swiss descent on her father’s side.  She called her childhood “an … Continue reading →

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Cinecittà (in italiano)

Posted on November 11, 2021 by babbityjean

Cinecittà, il complesso di edifici cinematografici italiani dislocati su più di 40 ettari a 9 km dal centro di Roma, è ricco di storia del cinema quanto i backlot di Hollywood di Paramount, MGM e Warner Brothers. È qui che … Continue reading →

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Cinecittà (in English)

Posted on November 11, 2021 by babbityjean

Cinecittà, the Italian film studio located on 99 acres less than 6 miles from the center of Rome, is as rich in cinema history as Hollywood’s backlots of Paramount, MGM and Warner Brothers.  It is where Gregory Peck and Audrey … Continue reading →

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