ROMA! The Screen Life of the Eternal City

This summer, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) reveals the real Rome, as it was, and as it is today, beyond the lavish ruins and charming piazzas. ROMA! The Screen Life of the Eternal City mines the distinct and evolving imaginings of the Eternal City, screening from 6 February to 1 March 2015.

Immortalised by Hollywood when Audrey Hepburn took a ride on Gregory Peck's Vespa, Rome remains a beguiling enigma for audiences worldwide. Commenting on the season, ACMI's Film Programmer, Roberta Ciabarra said: 'Looking as far back as the 1950s to films by Italian directors, including Fellini, Antonioni, Pasolini and Bolognini, to more recent award-winning auteurs including Gianfranco Rosi and Paolo Sorrentino, ROMA! The Screen Life of the Eternal City goes beyond the Hollywood veneer of Roman Holiday to explore nostalgic and contemporary cinematic visions of Rome."