Rome film fans can look forward to watching movies on the big screen under the stars again this summer with the return of Il Cinema in Piazza from 1 June to 14 July. The 10th edition of the free festival takes place in several different locations and features big-name special guests from the world of Italian and international cinema. This year's guest list ranges from Hollywood stars Edward Norton and James Franco to greats of Italian cinema including Paolo Sorrentino and Carlo Verdone.
Actors and directors will be joined by a number of guests from outside cinema circles including legendary football manager Claudio Ranieri, singer Ghali and French street artist JR . The festival, which has the support of the city, returns to its base at Piazza San Cosimato in Trastevere and its two other venues from previous editions: Parco della Cervelletta in the eastern Tor Sapienza suburbs and Monte Ciocci park at Valle Aurelia. Piazza San Cosimato.
Photo Luca Dammicco. A number of events will also take place at Cinema Troisi which was opened three years ago by the festival's organisers, the Fondazione Piccolo America, an association of young film enthusiasts led by president Valerio Carocci. This year's festival will include 85 screenings, 22 special meetings - three of which will be at Cinema Troisi - and 12 different retrospectives.
Organisers are celebrating the milestone edition by "renewing a cultural offering that looks at the great cinema of the past" as well as showing "new indep.
