Last weekend, the Department of Italian Studies hosted “Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour,” an Italian film festival showcasing a selection of rare and restored films from the world-renowned Cineteca Bologna. The event marked the tenth anniversary of the festival’s first visit to the University.

Held in the Martinos Auditorium at the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, the festival’s name comes from the acclaimed Il Cinema Ritrovato film festival, which has taken place annually in Bologna, Italy since 1986. Featuring a selection of five films, the traveling festival — its name means “rediscovered cinema” in English — aims to highlight works of cinema that have been carefully preserved by the Cineteca Bologna archives.