Wednesday, December 1, 2010

buon pastore









Between Via di Bravetta and Via Silvestri, sits the monumental neo-Baroque Buon Pastore suburban complex. Built by Architect Armando Brasini between 1929 and 1943, the intricate system of buildings was initially a convent, then it became an orphanage, a hospital and later hosted a military hospice. Some say it was even a questionable asylum for little girls and a prostitute sanatorium. Today it's home to three important high schools. Whatever the destination, bars and strange vibes still remain...

The Buon Pastore has often lent its eery and majestic structure to cinema. Pierpaolo Pasolini, Dario Argento and many other filmmakers have used this place in their movies. Last week I shot here for the first time, but many of my colleagues had filmed here before. It was an astounding discovery to learn of this place, only a few miles from the more famous Roman landmarks.
Among other locations within the complex, we used the central courtyard for the concert scene in a TV movie that will air overseas at the beginning of 2011.

15 comments:

  1. Hello Eleonora,
    Nice - again - to see your wonderful shots from Rome.

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  2. Bellissime foto!!La storia molto interessante!!!

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  3. Jørgen~
    Thank you!

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    Andras~
    Grazie, sei troppo gentile! Ero sorpresa anch'io di scoprire questo posto.

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  4. Gorgeous! So many things the average citizen doesn't know about. Thanks, E. for discovering and sharing these marvellous places with us.
    Ciao.

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  5. What an incredible space! Vibes indeed though! Must be some strange energy in there. Makes for wonderful photos though!

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  6. It's a very impressive building with an interesting past! I just wish I could have heard the small orchestra music!

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  7. What a wonderful history this place has.

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  8. Gorgeous. Glad to see you and Roma back.

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  9. Stunning. A great photographer taking great photos.

    (I knew you were busy!)

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  10. Absolutely beautiful!! I absolutely adore visiting your site -- you always take me down memory lane.

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  11. Ele, carissima, le tue foto sono davvero molto, molto belle. E Roma è meravigliosa!

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  12. Rosaria~
    Thank *you* for giving me reason to!

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    Cobalt Violet~
    It does. But I guarantee the vibe was very strange... mostly during the day. At night it was OK.

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    Leif~
    Mozart and 20th century music: strange duo. But it was needed for the scene.

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    Loree~
    I'm happy you enjoy my little captions...

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    Irina~
    Thanks for your kind visit and comment!

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    Jeff~
    Thanks my friend. Busy indeed!

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    Coffee & Book~
    Aw, grazie!!

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    ODP~
    Thanks!

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    Valeria~
    Detto da te mia cara... mi fai arrossire!

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  13. Good heavens, Eleonora! These are astoundingly beautiful shots! The architecture is incredible, of course. But the way you have captured the lighting and the colors is equally as magnificent! WOW!

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  14. Bella~
    Thank you so much for all your lovely comments, you make me blush! ♥♥♥

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~Eleonora

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