Summer 2024: Rome’s piazzas are once again transformed into movie theaters thanks to the Ragazzi del Cinema America

The outdoor movie theater Cinema In Piazza returns this summer, transforming Rome’s beautiful piazzas into open-air cinemas from June 1 till July 14.

Starting from June 1st, you can enjoy 85 screenings, 22 special events, and 12 retrospectives in three locations: Piazza San Cosimato in Trastevere, Parco della Cervelletta in Tor Sapienza, and Monte Ciocci Park in Valle Aurelia.

After the success of last year’s edition, the event organized by the Fondazione Piccolo America celebrates its tenth anniversary with a cultural offering that looks back at the great cinema of the past and showcases new independent works from Italy and around the world.

There will be national and international guests such as Ghali, Maysaloun Hamoud, Laila Al Habash, Giacomo Ciarrapico, Luca Vendruscolo and the cast of Boris, Emma Seligman, James Franco, Edward Norton, Damien Chazelle, Paolo Sorrentino, Alessandro Borghi e Luca Marinelli and many more.

Among the many retrospectives planned, there will be tributes to incredible figures who have made Italian cinema history, starting with the most awarded Italian costume designer in the world, Milena Canonero (every Sunday at Piazza San Cosimato).

Every Wednesday in the Trastevere arena, there will be a silent dialogue between the cinema of Claudio Caligari and Jonas Carpignano, while Thursdays will be dedicated to the Master Orson Welles.

At Parco della Cervelletta, every Saturday night features the cinema of brothers Ethan and Joel Coen, while a special marathon of the cult TV series Boris will kick off every Sunday with screenings of the first four seasons.

Every Sunday at Monte Ciocci, Il Cinema in Piazza celebrates the French director and father of the Nouvelle Vague, Jean-Luc Godard, while Thursday evenings will be dedicated to music documentaries thanks to a special collaboration with Letterboxd, the online community for cinema enthusiasts.

Additionally, the program will include big screen showings of Italy’s matches in the European Championship, simultaneously in the two squares of Cervelletta and Monte Ciocci.

The 2024 program of “Il Cinema in Piazza”

SAN COSIMATO (1 June – 14 July)

1 June – GHALI presents TA’M-E GILĀS… (IL SAPORE DELLA CILIEGIA) by Abbas Kiarostami (1997, 98 min)
2 June – CLAUDIO RANIERI and RICCARDO MILANI present NEL NOSTRO CIELO UN ROMBO DI TUONO by Riccardo Milani (2022, 165 min)
5 June – AMORE TOSSICO di Claudio Caligari (1983, 90 min)
6 June – THE SISTERS BROTHERS (I FRATELLI SISTERS) by Jacques Audiard (2018, 121 min)
7 June – MAYSALOUN HAMOUD presents BAR BAHAR (LIBERE, DISOBBEDIENTI E INNAMORATE) by Maysaloun Hamoud (2016, 102 min)
8 June – LA FRECCIA AZZURRA by Enzo D’Alò (1998, 98 min)
9 June – OUT OF AFRICA (LA MIA AFRICA) by Sydney Pollack (1985, 155 min)
12 June – L’ODORE DELLA NOTTE by Claudio Caligari (1998, 100 min)
13 June – THE STRANGER (LO STRANIERO) by Orson Welles (1946, 95 min)
14 June – CARNAGE by Roman Polański (2011, 80 min)
15 June – LA GABBIANELLA E IL GATTO by Enzo D’Alò (1998, 76 min)
16 June – MARIE ANTOINETTE by Sofia Coppola (2006, 118 min)
19 June – EDWARD NORTON presents FIGHT CLUB by David Fincher (1999, 139 min)
20 June – THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI (LA SIGNORA DI SHANGHAI) by Orson Welles (1947, 87 min)
21 June – NON ESSERE CATTIVO by Claudio Caligari (2015, 100 min)
22 June – MOMO ALLA CONQUISTA DEL TEMPO by Enzo D’Alò (2001, 80 min)
23 June – A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (ARANCIA MECCANICA) by Stanley Kubrick (1971, 136 min)
26 June – MEDITERRANEA by Jonas Carpignano (2015, 107 min)
27 June – THE TRAGEDY OF OTHELLO: THE MOOR OF VENICE (OTELLO) by Orson Welles (1951, 91 min)
28 June – LA GUARIMBA, PICCOLO AMERICA e SCOMODO present LA GUARIMBA FILM FESTIVAL (2024, 115 min)
29 June – LEGALITÀ, LAVORO, GIUSTIZIA SOCIALE: TESTIMONIANZE DALLA PRIMA LINEA and projection of SCUSA ITALIA by Giovanni Panozzo (2023, 63 min)
30 June – THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU (LE AVVENTURE ACQUATICHE DI STEVE ZISSOU) by Wes Anderson (2004, 118 min)
3 July – A CIAMBRA di Jonas Carpignano (2017, 118 min)
4 July – TOUCH OF EVIL (L’INFERNALE QUINLAN) by Orson Welles (1958, 96 min)
5 July – ARI ASTER presents BEAU IS AFRAID (BEAU HA PAURA)by Ari Aster (2023, 179 min)
6 July – PINOCCHIO by Enzo D’Alò (2012, 84 min)
7 July – CARLO VERDONE presents CITIZEN KANE (QUARTO POTERE) by Orson Welles (1941, 119 min)
10 July – A CHIARA by Jonas Carpignano (2021, 120 min)
11 July – FRANCESCO ZIPPEL presents SERGIO LEONE, L’ITALIANO CHE INVENTÒ L’AMERICA by Francesco Zippel (2022, 110 min)
12 July – MISTRESS AMERICA di Noah Baumbach (2015, 84 min)
13 July – PIPÌ, PUPÙ E ROSMARINA by Enzo D’Alò (2017, 82 min)
14 July – CHARIOTS OF FIRE (MOMENTI DI GLORIA) by Hugh Hudson (1981, 123 min)

CERVELLETTA (6 June – 14 July)

6 June – AGGRO DR1FT by Harmony Korine (2023, 80 min)
7 June – NAUSICAÄ DELLA VALLE DEL VENTO by Hayao Miyazaki (1984, 116 min)
8 June – MILLER’S CROSSING (CROCEVIA DELLA MORTE) by Joel & Ethan Coen (1990, 110 min)
9 June – GIACOMO CIARRAPICO, LUCA VENDRUSCOLO E IL CAST DI BORIS present BORIS by Giacomo Ciarrapico, Mattia Torre e Luca Vendruscolo
12 June – TITICUT FOLLIES by Frederick Wiseman (1967, 84 min)
13 June – NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (NON È UN PAESE PER VECCHI) by Joel & Ethan Coen (2007, 122 min)
14 June – KIKI – CONSEGNE A DOMICILIO by Hayao Miyazaki (1989, 102 min)
15 June – Europei Italia – Albania
16 June – BORIS by Giacomo Ciarrapico, Mattia Torre e Luca Vendruscolo
19 June – HIGH SCHOOL by Frederick Wiseman (1968, 75 min)
20 June – Europei Italia – Spagna
21 June – PORCO ROSSO by Hayao Miyazaki (1992, 94 min)
22 June – BARTON FINK by Joel & Ethan Coen (1991, 116 min)
23 June – DAMIEN CHAZELLE and PAOLO SORRENTINO present LA LA LAND by Damien Chazelle (2016, 128 min)
24 June – Europei Italia – Croazia
26 June – BASIC TRAINING by Frederick Wiseman (1971, 80 min)
27 June – OH BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? (FRATELLO, DOVE SEI?) by Joel & Ethan Coen (2000, 107 min)
28 June – PRINCIPESSA MONONOKE by Hayao Miyazaki (1997,133 min)
29 June – FARGO by Joel & Ethan Coen (1996, 98 min)
30 June – BORIS by Giacomo Ciarrapico, Mattia Torre e Luca Vendruscolo
3 July – BOXING GYM by Frederick Wiseman (2010, 91 min)
4 July – ALESSANDRO BORGHI and LUCA MARINELLI present LE OTTO MONTAGNE by Felix Van Groeningen e Charlotte Vandermeersch (2022, 147 min)
5 July – LA CITTÀ INCANTATA by Hayao Miyazaki (2001, 125 min)
6 July – THE BIG LEBOWSKI (IL GRANDE LEBOWSKI) by Joel & Ethan Coen (1998,117 min)
7 July – BORIS by Giacomo Ciarrapico, Mattia Torre e Luca Vendruscolo
10 July – CITY HALL dibyFrederick Wiseman (2020, 275 min)
11 July – DRAGON BALL SUPER – BROLY by Tatsuya Nagamine (2018, 110 min)
12 July – LUPIN III – IL CASTELLO DI CAGLIOSTRO by Hayao Miyazaki (1979, 100 min)
13 July – STEFANO NAZZI presents ZODIAC by David Fincher (2007, 157 min)
14 July – BORIS by Giacomo Ciarrapico, Mattia Torre e Luca Vendruscolo

MONTE CIOCCI (8 June – 14 July)

8 June – EMMA SELIGMAN presents SHIVA BABY by Emma Seligman (2020, 77 min)
9 June – DREAMWORKS ANIMATION – ZETA LA FORMICA (1998, 83 min)
12 June – JAMES FRANCO presents SPRING BREAKERS by Harmony Korine (2012, 94 min)
13 June – MOONAGE DAYDREAM by Brett Morgen (2022, 140 min)
14 June – GUMMO by Harmony Korine (1997, 89 min)
15 June- Europei Italia – Albania
16 June – DREAMWORKS ANIMATION – SHREK (2001, 90 min)
19 June – À BOUT DE SOUFFLE (FINO ALL’ULTIMO RESPIRO) by Jean-Luc Godard (1960, 90 min)
20 June – Europei Italia – Spagna
21 June – JULIEN DONKEY BOY by Harmony Korine (1999, 94 min)
22 June – KENNETH LONERGAN e J. SMITH-CAMERON present MARGARET by Kenneth Lonergan (2011, 186 min)
23 June – DREAMWORKS ANIMATION – SPIRIT, CAVALLO SELVAGGIO (2002, 83 min)
24 June – Europei Italia – Croazia
26 June – LE MÉPRIS (IL DISPREZZO) by Jean-Luc Godard (1963,105 min)
27 June – SEARCHING FOR A SUGAR MAN (SUGAR MAN) by Malik Bendjelloul (2012, 86 min)
28 June – MISTER LONELY by Harmony Korine (2007, 112 min)
29 June – WALTER SALLES presents DIARIOS DE MOTOCICLETA (I DIARI DELLA MOTOCICLETTA) by Walter Sallers (2004,126 min)
30 June – DREAMWORKS ANIMATION – SHARK TALE (2004, 86 min)
3 July – PIERROT LE FOU (IL BANDITO DELLE 11) by Jean-Luc Godard (1965, 110 min)
4 July – THE LAST WALTZ (L’ULTIMO VALZER) by Martin Scorsese (1978, 117 min)
5 July – VIVRE SA VIE (QUESTA È LA MIA VITA) by Jean-Luc Godard (1962, 85min)
6 July – CÉLINE SCIAMMA presents PORTRAIT DE LA JEUNE FILLE EN FEU (RITRATTO DELLA GIOVANE IN FIAMME) by Céline Sciamma (2019, 121 min)
7 July – DREAMWORKS ANIMATION – MADAGASCAR (2005, 86 min)
10 July – BANDE À PART by Jean-Luc Godard (1964, 95 min)
11 July – SUMMER OF SOUL by Questlove (2021, 118 min)
12 July – THE BEACH BUM by Harmony Korine (2019, 95 min)
13 July – DÉTECTIVE (DETECTIVE) by Jean-Luc Godard (1985, 95 min)
14 July – Europei Finale

CINEMA TROISI

10 giugno – at 21:00 EMMA SELIGMAN presents BOTTOMS by Emma Seligman (2023, 93 min)
19 giugno – at 18:00 EDWARD NORTON presents Motherless Brooklyn by Edward Norton (2019, 144 min)
24 giugno – at 19:00 and at 21:15 JR presents TEHACHAPI by JR (2023, 92 min)

All films will be shown in the original language with Italian subtitles.

Cinema in Piazza is organized by “Piccolo Cinema America,” a group dedicated to promoting culture and film. They say the goal of “Il Cinema in Piazza” is in “the contemporary involvement of the center and the suburbs” which seeks to uniquely “rebuild a sense of community, promoting a knowledge accessible to all with free and shared projections.” Additionally, Cinema In Piazza promotes the cultural importance of the event, saying “the projection does not end in the mere vision of the show, but becomes an experience of intense civil and social value.”

The event had previously been held in Piazza San Cosimato under the name “Festival Trastevere Rione del Cinema,” but faced a dispute with Rome’s deputy mayor and culture councilor, Luca Bergamo. Instead of limiting the hours, like Bergamo wanted, the event grew after being supported by well-known figures in film, such as Martin Scorsese and “Pif” Pierfrancesco Diliberto.

Now, Cinema In Piazza’s project is continuing in an even more concrete direction, seeking to unite all of Rome through film by “connecting three nerve centers [in the city] through the construction of three contemporary arenas.”

FROM 1 JUNE TO 14 JULY 2024

Locations:

Piazza San Cosimato – Trastevere

Monte Ciocci – Via Domizia Lucilla, 76

Casale della Cervelletta – Parco della Cervelletta in Tor Sapienza

Movie screenings at 9:15pm

Free entry, no reservation required

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