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At that time, was enough to be enrolled in a cultural club (I was writing at the Cine Club Venezia) in order to be accredited to the Festival. The Show-goers who were around at the Palazzo del Cinema was not more than one hundred. I still remember the press conferences that were held in the Great Hall, open to the public without formality, and with few people present. Leaving the Palazzo del Cinema, you could meet Alberto Sordi (Photo No. 2) or Bernardo Bertolucci (Photo n ° 3) that could be approached without any difficulty.
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Over the years, the Festival has returned to its usual one: a film festival where you go for your product before being sold. But what is presented? A series of films selected by Festival Director Marco Muller and his associates. So, actually, is a special competition which involves only the films that appeal to recruiters. It would be logical, however, that the selectors were film critics in each country, invited to attend the show. And what have the stars in all this? They are like the quality stickers that are used to entice the purchase product. Each year the appearance of the Palazzo del Cinema (Photo No. 4) is renewed and, ultimately, the "look" is treated by the set designer Dante Ferretti, the Lions this year it was invented fleeing in her nightgown (Photo n 5).
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you'll wonder why they flee. They flee because it was the first stone of the new movie palace (Photo No. 6), which will be called the "Rock".
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Imagine a building shaped like a stone, dark gray, which will be compared with the old Palace Cinema which will be reported to the original style 30s "in the middle with the" ex-Palace Casino "style" empire. " The stars are thrown to the public at the time of presentation of the movie, then disappear into luxury hotels, inaccessible to ordinary mortals, such as De Bains or even inaccessible as the Hotel Cipriani (unless you go to swimming). And the famous terrace of the 'Excelsior Hotel? It is attended only by those who want to be seen. And so you can meet famous journalists such as Paul Honey and Carlo Rossella (Photo No. 7), RAI men and old players, ultra-seventies, as Jacques Sernas (Photo No. 8) who allow themselves to take pictures while pleased with each other they think: Oh! look! He recognized me!
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Sometimes you can also meet some wonderful Actress, but it is a fairly rare event. Then there are those who do not want to be seen, such as film producers and managers of distribution companies, who once entered the Hall of Excelsior, disappeared inside the suite, on the first floor, where you have placed their headquarters. The atmosphere of the Terrace is not as simple as it seems at first sight. In it were obtained in areas off-limits that can be accessed only if equipped with a pass or an invitation. The best known of them is that a couple of years has been established as the "Lancia Café, where before it was called" Terrazza Martini. " It 'not only changed the name of the sponsor but also the quality and quantity of "beverages" offered. Sometimes, access to the Lancia Café "is also forbidden to pass holders, because they are going into it of exclusive interviews with actors. Then, there is little to be done. We must keep the thirst for a bit 'of time, unless you make up (beg) a bottle of water somewhere else inside the booth. With the powerful means of Tuscola Rino Film have succeeded again this year for the eighth consecutive time, to be accredited as a journalist at the Festival. This allowed me to gain access to all related activities: watching movies, access to the Hotel Excelsior and its beach, and press conferences with the prohibition, however, in the latter, you can take pictures or filming video, otherwise the withdrawal of credit. For power, therefore, take some pictures or do some filming had to mingle among the audience of film lovers. These
(Photo No. 9), in order to conquer a front-row seat, they are positioned in front of the Palazzo del Cinema, the first four hours, that is, when the parade is at 15 to 19.
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But the wildest of the movie fans are kids (Photo No. 10) which, armed with umbrellas, are stationed there since the 10 in the morning, in order to get an autograph of Brad Pitt.
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Film fans, who can not reach the front row, come armed with ladders on which to mount, in order to overcome the heads of those that lie ahead. A brawl beyond belief (Photo No. 11).
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A putting if necessary, order, if that is causing them too cinephiles think about it (Photo No. 12) the dogs ....
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The walkway of the stars is the only public event that gives a little 'liveliness of the show. The remainder of the exhibition is a funeral not to be believed. The people you meet are like goggled. They, after seeing, on average, four to six films a day, after, for each of them, a queue of at least half an hour (Photo No. 13), passing from light to dark and from dark to light, do not understand whether it is day or night ....
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Celebrities arrive at the Palazzo del Cinema, and to give themselves to the public, provided by car, this year, the sponsor Lancia. The cars are equipped with tinted glass, should not hide who knows what. They parade under the watchful eye of staff at the service of order (Photo No. 14) that are connected with a microphone and headset, with a private security operations center.
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a sudden snag in the parade of cars led to the recognition of the actress Isabella Ferrari, who could not help but open a bit 'and show the window ... (Photo No. 15).
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The fuss that occurs when a star reaches a large caliber like Anne Hathaway (Photo No. 16) is incredible.
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Although to be photographed with her or be able to have his autograph on the public would be willing to do anything (Photo No. 17).
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After waiting, pushing and anything else that might, in these cases happen, the only thing to do is hide the "Lancia Café" or some other party to cool ideas, the uvula, hoping to make some interesting meeting. Fortunately, with the same powerful tools, I managed to get hold of the pass necessary (Photo No. 18).
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The Lancia Café "is generally not very clogged with people, except at times when there is a hint of power to put something in your teeth. And this happens every day, happy hour (Photo No. 19) or if there is an ongoing cocktail offered by someone (Photo No. 20).
Photo n ° 21 will be the fact that at the Lido, near the Palazzo del Cinema, there is only one bar (apart from temporary stalls 2) or that the prices of what is offered in them is too high, or because something is free when people rushed en masse, the fact is that the result of my thinking is that the locusts are less voracious cinephiles. Going up and down disconsolate on the Lido in search of photographic scoop of the year, see who we meet in front of Hotel Excelsior: Valeria Marini (Photo No. 22).
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Disappointed for not" scoop "go down the stairs to the beach and I see you? The ideal woman (Photo No. 24). What, after bathing, stretching to the sun and does not ask anything. Better than that? ... The "scoop" was looking for. "... But it has ..." says someone. "... Never mind! ..." Answered another. "... At a certain age if they can do without ...."
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See you next episode.
