Magazzino Italian Art will present the 6th iteration of the Cinema in Piazza series, presented in partnership with the Cold Spring Film Society and Artecinema. Entitled Rome: A Visual Journey, this year’s film program, curated by Magazzino’s 2022-23 Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Roberta Minnucci, will be devoted to a cinematic exploration of the city of Rome from Neorealism to the present day.

In the years following WWII in Italy, Rome experienced a historic, artistic, and cultural evolution—caught between their contemporary society, Fascist past, and ancient history. Whereas in cities like Milan and Turin the postwar years brought about rapid industrialization, Rome’s modern era emerged through cinema.