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and contemporary dance performances, as well as the Equilibrio Festival della Nuova
Danza, in February. The Auditorium Conciliazione is another good place to catch contem-
porary dance companies. Invito alla Danza is a contemporary dance festival in July that
encompasses tango, jazz dance, contemporary and more.
Film
Rome's cinematic heyday was in the 1960s, with Fellini producing films like La Dolce
Vita and Roma, and in the 1970s when the Cinecittà (Film City) studios churned out a
feast of spaghetti westerns. Cinecittà is still going, with recent films made here including
Woody Allen's To Rome with Love , but is now mainly used for TV work. The studios,
built by Mussolini in 1937, suffered a setback in 2007, when around 3000 sq metres of the
complex were destroyed by fire. It started in storage lots for the Rome set, though no-one
could confirm if Nero was fiddling as it burned. The studios did arise, phoenix-like, from
the ashes, but have been hit by competition from cheaper studio alternatives in Eastern
Europe.
In 2006, Rome began holding a star-studded international film festival, Festival In-
ternazionale del Film di Roma, which has since taken place every year in November.
Filmgoing is perennially popular, and there are some 80-odd cinemas dotted around the
city. Most foreign films are dubbed into Italian; those shown in the original language are
indicated in listings by versione originale or VO after the title. There are several cinemas
that regularly show English versions.
Tickets cost around €8. Afternoon and early evening screenings are generally cheaper,
while all tickets are discounted on Wednesday.
CINEMA UNDER THE STARS
There are various atmospheric outdoor summer film festivals; check current listings. The following take place
annually.
Isola del Cinema ( www.isoladelcinema.com ) Independent films in the romantic setting of the Isola Tiberina in
summer. This runs in conjunction with the riverside Lungo il Tevere festival.
Notti di Cinema a Piazza Vittorio ( www.agisanec.lazio.it ) Italian and international releases at two open-air
screens in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II from June to September. Tickets cost €7.
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