Cinecittàdue mall
Cinecittà film studios
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematogrfia
Rome's very first shopping mall was built in 1983 in the block adjacent to the world famous Cinecittà Studios, home to majestic Ben Hur and Fellini film sets, and many other famous Italian and international productions.
The shopping complex is relatively small compared to its newer counterparts, and it has maintained an interesting "piazza-like" feel. Across the street from the mirrored galleria shopping center on the via Tuscolana, is the fascist-style building that hosts Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Rome's first most and celebrated film school, inaugurated in 1938.
Here, in an relatively populated, non-descript modern area of the city, widely different architectural styles and the history of cinema live together within a 1-mile radius.
I had no idea there was a film school in Rome! Have you studied there?
ReplyDeleteThat's fascinating stuff.
ReplyDeleteCiao friends!
ReplyDeleteGlad you could come by for a walk in the less "glamorous" part of town with me today.
Chuck~ I have not studied there, but many of my closest friends and colleagues have. I was there to shoot some scenes of a low-budget indie short feature yesterday.
Petrea~ Glad you enjoyed. Funny how the different styles are so closely knit together, and somehow dealing with the same main topic.
I like the golden reflections in the glass of the mall.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting! «Louis» was pleasantly surprised that Rome managed without a mall until 1983!
ReplyDeleteInteresting!
ReplyDeleteIt's a butt-ugly area... the outskirt of Rome is horrible...
ReplyDeleteit's a horrible area...
ReplyDeleteI know you, Anonymous!
ReplyDeleteYou are the same person that leaves these derogatory comments over at nyc caribbean ragazza, I recognize the tone.
True, this area sucks, but it's Rome nonetheless. And in here I show it all, shamelessly.
Plus not all 'outskirts of Rome' are horrible. You find Garbatella horrible? That's in the outskirts. Do you think Frascati and Ariccia are horrible? I find them beautiful. It's a question of taste, I guess.
What's YOUR problem?
Frascati and Ariccia are beautiful :-) but they aren't Rome's outskirt... Sure, some Rome's suburbs aren't really ugly... but filth, graffiti, traffic, and the proliferation of billboards make them ugly... am I wrong?
ReplyDeleteNo, you're absolutely right. Why can't folks pick up after their dogs, for example? And I'm not talking about on via Tuscolana, but in every area of the city, rich and poor, seedy and chic, high street and borgata.
ReplyDeleteWhere do you live?
well, Eleonora, I live in Grottaferrata: I like it and I have to say that I totally agree with you :-)
ReplyDeleteI worked in Rome for ten long years: fortunately I have found a new job close to my apartment... THANKS GOD!
Do you know why I hate Rome after ten long years?
I don't hate it because it is generally a neglected, chaotic city and the outskirt is - with few exceptions - ugly...
I hate it because local people have NO public spirit and don't care at all about the place they belong, even though it seems to be that they are really proud about Rome... if you go to a upper class suburb (such as Trieste Salario) you find cigarette butts, dog excrements, graffiti, cars parked on the sidewalks etc etc... the same filth that some working class suburbs (such as Casilina and Prenestina) offer...
Just think about NYC; sure, some parts are really bad, but you don't absolutely find the same filth (that Rome offers everywhere) in Brooklyn Heights or the Upper East Side...
That-is-why-I-hate-Rome.
well, Eleonora, I live in Grottaferrata: I like it and I have to say that I totally agree with you :-)
ReplyDeleteI worked in Rome for ten long years: fortunately I have found a new job close to my apartment... THANKS GOD!
Do you know why I hate Rome after ten long years?
I don't hate it because it is generally a neglected, chaotic city and the outskirt is - with few exceptions - ugly...
I hate it because local people have NO public spirit and don't care at all about the place they belong, even though it seems to be that they are really proud about Rome... if you go to a upper class suburb (such as Trieste Salario) you find cigarette butts, dog excrements, graffiti, cars parked on the sidewalks etc etc... the same filth that some working class suburbs (such as Casilina and Prenestina) offer...
Just think about NYC; sure, some parts are really bad, but you don't absolutely find the same filth (that Rome offers everywhere) in Brooklyn Heights or the Upper East Side...
That-is-why-I-hate-Rome.
Dear Anonymous,
ReplyDeleteI live in one of those upper class neighborhoods, I was raised here–and I'm telling you the dog poop and trash, filth and cigarette butts are truly everywhere.
Well, Grottaferrata is gorgeous! No wonder. I'd like to move there. I've thought a lot about leaving Rome in favor of somewhere better, but it's not easy. Personal and practical reasons tie me to this city. Sometimes I am proud of it, I show off its charm and its majestic historical face to foreigners. Some other times, I am embarrassed by it. I can't say I hate it, though. It's a complicated relationship!
Grottaferrata, Frascati and Ariccia are waiting for you, Eleonora! :-)
ReplyDeleteSure, they aren't the perfection, but Castelli Romani's people are BY FAR more laid-back and friendly than Rome's people :-)
It's a very interesting conversation the two of you are having, and I hope you'll continue it. It's through these City Daily Photo blogs that we really learn about a city, and learning about the "bad" things is okay. No city is perfect. Please keep sharing.
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