Events at Cinema Massimo

Cinema Massimo  - 16 March, Screen Three, 8.30/10.30 p.m.

Our monthly CROSSROADS evening features a screening of Michael Epstein’s LennoNYC.

For the March edition of CROSSROADS, the National Cinema Museum presents a screening of the documentary LennoNYC, a never-before-seen portrait of one of the greatest musicians in history during his New York sojourn, on Friday, 16 March at 8.30 p.m. in Cinema Massimo’s Screen Three. The film will also be shown on Saturday, 17 March at 4.15 p.m. Admission: 6.00/4.00/3.00 euros.

Cinema Massimo  - 17 and 18 March, Screen Three, 3 p.m.

In conjunction with the exhibition Bugs, Daffy, Sylvester & Co.: The cartoons of Warner Bros., the National Cinema Museum presents Golden Collection - Part I and Golden Collection – Part II at Cinema Massimo.

For our next weekend date with Warner’s cartoon characters, the National Cinema Museum presents Golden Collection – Part I and Golden Collection - Part II, a selection of the most exciting Looney Tunes adventures, on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 March at 3 p.m. in Cinema Massimo’s Screen Three. Admission: 3 euros. Free for the under 14s. 

Cinema Massimo  - 20 March, Screen Three, 8.45 p.m.

The National Cinema Museum presents Terry Gilliam’s Brazil for MAGNIFICHE VISIONI (MAGNIFICENT VISIONS): The Permanent Festival of Restored Film.

The National Cinema Museum presents Terry Gilliam’s film Brazil on Tuesday, 20 March 2012 at 8.45 p.m. in Cinema Massimo’s Screen Three, screening a restored digital copy produced by Hollywood Classics. There will be a repeat screening on Wednesday, 21 March 2012 at 4 p.m. Admission: 6.00/4.00/3.00 euros.

Cinema Massimo  - 21 March, Screen Three, 8.30 p.m.

The National Cinema Museum presents the silent film Jirokichi the Rat (Made to Order Cloth) by Ito Daisuke, with a live musical accompaniment by Stefano Maccagno, as part of the retrospective entitled Samurai, eros e pallottole (Samurai, Eros and bullets): the first hundred years of Nikkatsu.

The National Cinema Museum celebrates the first centenary of the founding of Nikkatsu – one of the oldest and most prestigious Japanese film production houses – with a far-reaching retrospective entitled Samurai, eros e pallottole (Samurai, Eros and bullets): the first hundred years of Nikkatsu, curated by Dario Tomasi. The second part of the retrospective – which will take place from 17 to 24 March 2012 in Cinema Massimo’s Screen Three – is a Nikkatsu project produced by the National Cinema Museum with support from the Japanese Cultural Institute in Rome and assistance from the Cinémathèque française.

Among the events scheduled is a screening of the silent film Jirokichi the Rat (Made to Order Cloth) by Ito Daisuke on Wednesday, 21 March 2012 at 8.30 p.m. in Cinema Massimo’s Screen Three, featuring a live musical accompaniment by Stefano Maccagno. Admission: 6.00/4.00/3.00 euros.