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A Brief History
The history of Italian movies almost goes as far back as film capturing motion itself. The film industry in Italy only consisted of three main organizations in the beginning. One of the first films, shot in 1905, was a historical piece titled “La presa di Roma” (The Capture of Rome).
Soon after film making had begun in Italy a board was formed to supervise and dictate popular culture in Italy. This board put forth the idea that structures needed to be created for Italian cinema which Mussolini approved of. The end result of this idea was a studio situated in southeast Rome that was named Cinecittà . The purpose of this studio was to provide all the things needed in the movie industry which ranged from theaters, equipment, and a cinematography school.
In the 1980s Cinecittà neared bankruptcy so it was privatized by the government of Italy. Like the United States Italian cinema decided to give new young directors a chance, in the 1990s, to see if they could revive the industry, which they did.
Soon after film making had begun in Italy a board was formed to supervise and dictate popular culture in Italy. This board put forth the idea that structures needed to be created for Italian cinema which Mussolini approved of. The end result of this idea was a studio situated in southeast Rome that was named Cinecittà . The purpose of this studio was to provide all the things needed in the movie industry which ranged from theaters, equipment, and a cinematography school.
In the 1980s Cinecittà neared bankruptcy so it was privatized by the government of Italy. Like the United States Italian cinema decided to give new young directors a chance, in the 1990s, to see if they could revive the industry, which they did.
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