Category Archives: DESIGN

The Director Wears Prada

Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola shoot Prada short film Fashion and film fans waited with baited breath but were not disappointed with Wes Anderson’s eight minute short film for Prada, which premiered at the Rome Film Festival’s behind the scenes … Continue reading

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Every year, as part of the Rome Film Festival, a series of exhibitions demonstrate the great Italian movie moguls and makers of big screen magic. This year, the Rome Film Festival 2013 celebrates three Italians who have contributed to Italian … Continue reading

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Nicola talks to Jonathan Demme at Rome’s Film Festival

Music, melodrama and morals with Jonathan Demme What has been your most difficult film to make? “Fear of Falling’, my latest film, has been my most challenging film. It was years in the making, it was a play. Henrik Ibsen’s The … Continue reading

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Beautiful ties in Rome, via della Scrofa

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Contemporary Italian Artist Pistoletto Retrospective Opens at Louvre

“A ‘thing’ is not art, but the idea expressed by that same ‘thing’ may be”. These are the words of Michelangelo Pistoletto. Born in Biella in 1933, Pistoletto is an exceptional Italian artist whose exhibition ‘Anne 1. Le Paradis Sur … Continue reading

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Flash Back in Rome

What shall I do this weekend in Rome? I want to feel like a million dollars, so it’s time to head to Flashback. Three women running a small photographic studio in the Borgo area of Rome can make your dreams … Continue reading

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Audrey in Rome exhibition at Ara Pacis

“I don’t need a bedroom to prove my womanliness. I can convey just as much sex appeal, picking apples off a tree or standing in the rain” The discreet Belgian born British actress Audrey Hepburn had an array of wardrobe … Continue reading

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Valentino gowns @ ancient Roman altar

At 75 years of age, Valentino, the man who has spent the last 45 years dressing the world’s most beautiful women, has decided to retire. Grand parties and elaborate fashion shows have followed in celebration of the designer who started … Continue reading

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