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THE OTHER ROME
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Author: Stefano Abbadessa Mercanti
The other Rome is a meeting of different persons and situations in the same city. It is the choice to belong to a world that at all costs does not wish to be a protagonist. The other Rome is a hidden city, pushed into the middle distance by the media and the eyes and lives of many of us. It includes persons who decide to concern themselves with those in need, of artists who give their services and see their art as an element of building and participation in a better society. People who know what "community".means. Intellectuals, artists, operators in the social field, and common people are the founders of "the other Rome". The Rome of ruins on the grey outskirts,and the Rome, with its ancient and modern architecture, splendid and radient. Urbanistic choices that revert to profound and valid ideals but which, after years, founder inspite of many attempts to revive them.Read article>>
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Author: Giuliano Montaldo
When I was asked to write about my memories of Gillo Pontecorvo I did not imagine that I should have such difficulty; I was overwhelmed by many memories, images, the many years we lived together. Gillo was not only a precious friend but also a great master. In the mid-fifties he, Franco Giraldi and I shared an appartment on the top floor of a large palazzo in Via Massaciuccoli. We were always hard up, but full of optimism. Read article>>
