entertainment, film, Italy, Rome
Are the Hollywood giants smothering Italian film with theirs super mega productions filled to the brim with incredible special effects? Or can Italy regain some its glorious film history and give the Hollywood movie giants a run for their money?
The figures clearly put Italy in second place – in 2004, over 150 first-run Hollywood films were shown in Italian cinemas, in comparison with only just over 100 home-produced films and co-productions. Lots of work for those dubbing artists since showing films in their original language is not the done thing over here – unfortunately.
Who could deny that Rome is a perfect film set – in fact you often see people filming in some beautiful little side street but generally it’s for feature films commissioned by TV. In fact these days it’s television that keeps the big Roman film studios such as Cinecitta in business. Who knows, maybe this year’s Venice Film Festival will bring some pleasant surprises.
