Eternal city

Madilyn 2022-10-28 09:57:10

It's so warm, I really like the shots of those shadows.

The shadow of the statue, the shadow of the dog, and the shadow of the person roam and revolve in the city of Rome, changing themselves. In the basement, the murals faded and peeled off due to the fresh air, and the static shadow of a bygone era disappeared. In the church, an old woman wiped the dust off the painting and saw an exquisite phantom of the past world.

Rome is an eternal dream city, where countless people live, and their shadows cast a unique color on the city. Fellini loves the people in his shots and loves them who live, so his shots are tender. The shadows of people interweave in Rome to create a common dream of the city. This dream is due to the warm body temperature of the dreamer. Breathing steadily under the lens, the temperature of Fellini's lens is the temperature of people, the temperature of love.

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Roma quotes

  • Gore Vidal: The last illusion is at hand. And what better place, than in this city which has died so many times and was resurrected so many times. Watch the real end through pollution, overpopulation. It seems to me the perfect place to watch if we end or not.

  • Narrator: This lady, going home, walking around the wall of a patrician palazzo, is a Roman actress, Anna Magnani. She might well be the living symbol of this city.

    Anna Magnani: You think so?

    Narrator: Rome seen as vestal virgin and she-wolf. An aristocrat and a tramp. A somber buffoon.

    Anna Magnani: Avere di. I'm far to sleepy now.

    Narrator: May I ask you a question?

    Anna Magnani: No. I'm sorry. I don't trust you. Ciao. Go to sleep.