Salambo has moved to Ethiopia- Job not permitted May 22, 2013
- No internet this week because of the African Union 50th anniversary Summit May 22, 2013
- Ethiopia in America May 13, 2013
- Women in Addis (V): Amakeletch and La Parisienne pastry shop April 19, 2013
- Women of Addis (IV): Bethlehem and her soleRebels organic shoes April 18, 2013
- Salambo blog in French
- Arriverderci e buongiorno June 6, 2012
- Le parfum du printemps à Rome June 15, 2011
- Raphael à la Villa Farnesina May 11, 2011
- Les trésors byzantins de l’Italie May 6, 2011
- La Colonne de Trajan déroulée May 4, 2011
- A new illustrated book I have written on the great palaces of Rome…check Palombi editori in Rome
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- Italian gardens in picture on Laurent Kalfala’s photo blog
- Film, “Winter in the Bosco della Ragnaia” jardinsgardens
- Trees on the Etna mount jardinsgardens
- My film on Donatella Trombadori at Rome’s Palazzo Farnese jardinsgardens
Category Archives: cinema
Re-creating Rome
Cinecittà is to Rome what Hollywood is to Los Angeles: a city of dreams and fiction. However, rather than a huge film business, Cinecittà is a highly revered institution. It became such in the 1960s when legendary film director Federico … Continue reading
Posted in 20th century Rome, Arts and culture, cinema, English, Rome's neighbourhoods
Tagged cinecitta, cinema, Dolce Vita, Fellini, Rome, studio 5, via tuscolana
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smallest cinema in Europe
Rome claims to have the smallest cinema in Europe, with a single room sitting a maximum of 60 viewers. The cinema dei Piccoli, as it’s called, is located inside the Villa Borghese park, next to the children play area. It … Continue reading
Posted in cinema, Daily life in Rome
Tagged art films, children, cinema, independent cinema, Rome, villa Borghese
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Roma non è Roma senza la Dolce Vita
“Rome is not Rome without La Dolce Vita”, so is the moto of one of the city’s small independent cinemas, which religiously shows Fellini’s masterpiece every Sunday at 5pm (in Italian with English subtitles). The Cinema Azzurro Scipioni, on via … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and culture, cinema, Daily life in Rome, English, Rome's neighbourhoods
Tagged cinema, Dolce Vita, Ekberg, Fellini, Fontana di Trevi, italy, Mastroianni, Prati, Roma, Scipioni, Vatican
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Rome’s hidden cinema
Cinema has always featured heavily in Rome. In the second half of the 20th century, the city has produced some of Italy’s greatest film directors and films, but unfortunately, even in Rome, the art movies are being replaced by Hollywood … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and culture, cinema, Daily life in Rome, English, Rome's neighbourhoods
Tagged cinema, courtyard, Flaminio, hidden, MAXXI, outdoor, Tiziano, via Guido Reni
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