The Taking of Power by Louis XIV (1966)
Movie
After the death of Cardinal Mazarin, young king Louis XIV decides to assert his power to control the...
Rome, Open City (1945)
Movie
During the Nazi occupation of Rome in 1944, the Resistance leader, Giorgio Manfredi, is chased by...
Il General Della Rovere (1959)
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Bardone, a petty con man, is arrested by the Gestapo and coerced into impersonating a partisan...
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Italian Fascism's Empire Cinema
Book
Ruth Ben-Ghiat provides the first in-depth study of feature and documentary films produced under the...
The Palazzo Della Civilta Italiana in Rome
Book
In 2015, the storied fashion house Fendi moved its headquarters into the Palazzo della Civilta...
Sanctuary
Gregory Crewsdon and A.O. Scott
Book
While visiting Rome, world-renowned photographer Gregory Crewdson was invited to tour the legendary...
On Cinema
Glauber Rocha, Ismail Xavier, Stepanie Dennison and Charlotte Smith
Book
Glauber Rocha is known as the visionary Brazilian director of landmark films, Black God, White...