Rome’s legendary Cinecitta Studios eye new golden age
Live MintOnce the stomping ground of Italy's greatest directors and actors, from Federico Fellini to Sophia Loren, Rome's renowned Cinecitta film studios are planning a much-needed makeover for a new era. In recent decades, although critically acclaimed films such as Bernardo Bertolucci's 1987 "The Last Emperor" and Anthony Minghella's "The English Patient" in 1996 were shot at Cinecitta, major productions have become more scarce. In its heyday during the golden era of film, major Hollywood blockbusters such as "Ben-Hur" in 1959 and some of world cinema's most seminal works like Fellini's 1960 "La Dolce Vita" were filmed at Cinecitta. The studios' current inability to meet potential demand from TV series and films due to the too-small size of its stages and other deficiencies costs Cinecitta about 25 million euros per year, according to business daily Il Sole 24 Ore. "For Cinecitta, this is really a unique opportunity because it brings together two situations that are difficult to reproduce: the recovery plan and a booming market," Maccanico said.
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