Mauro Bolognini (1922-2001) Mauro Bolognini's piece on Palermo for '12 directors for 12 cities' (12 Registi Per 12 Città) 1989 Promotional film, originally made for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, featuring portraits of 12 Italian cities. Original Music by: Ennio Morricone, Piero Piccioni, Nicola Piovani This is very much a historic, architectural and artistic panorama of Palermo, an external vision fitting a promotional and tourist brief to be sure. But in just 8 minutes, Bolognini manages to express a sense of wonder and gives a poetic and poignant overview of the city, highlighting its extraordinary cultural history. As a celebration of Palermo, it might still work for tourism... Aria from Verdi's The Sicilian Vespers O tu, Palermo, terra adorata, a me sì caro, riso d'amor, ah! alza la fronte tanto oltraggiata, il tuo ripiglia primier splendor! O thou Palermo, land I adore, So dear, the smile of the beloved art thou to me! Ah, lift up thy much offended brow, Take on thy former glory! Each of these directors filmed a city: Michelangelo Antonioni (segment "Roma") Bernardo Bertolucci (segment "Bologna") Giuseppe Bertolucci (segment "Bologna") Mauro Bolognini (segment "Palermo") Alberto Lattuada (segment "Genova") Carlo Lizzani (segment "Cagliari") Mario Monicelli (segment "Verona") Ermanno Olmi (segment "Milano") Gillo Pontecorvo (segment "Udine") Francesco Rosi (segment "Napoli") Mario Soldati (segment "Torino") Lina Wertmüller (segment "Bari") Franco Zeffirelli (segment "Firenze") * My subtitles * Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship and research etc. I am using the clips for critique and comment in a non-profit manner.

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