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Alcazar
An old-style cinema with plush-red seats. Rare in Rome, this cinema does not let people in once the show has started and shows films without and interval. On Monday you can see films in their original language with Italian subtitles.
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Casa del Cinema
Opened in October 2004, the Casa del Cinema comprises an exhibition space, two projection halls, a DVD room, a cafe and a bookshop. It regularly screens films in their original language and has 24 computers on which you can watch DVDs from the 150-disk catalogue.
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Cinema Azzurro Scipioni
Italian film-maker Silvano Agosti opened his little two-screen affair after dreaming that Charlie Chaplin told him to do so. Think that's quirky? Did we mention the airline seats? The 'in-flight' entertainment spans foreign and local art house to immortal Hollywood classics.
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Metropolitan
This modern multiplex not 2m from Piazza del Popolo has four screens and the latest surround-sound audio technology. New releases, blockbusters and the more off-beat Hollywood films are regularly shown in the original language. For popular films it's best to book ahead.
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Nuovo Cinema Aquila
Fresh from an extreme make-over, Il Pigneto's retro picture palace is the neighbourhood's latest new cultural hang-out with its three luxe cinemas, exhibition spaces, bar and film-themed bookshop.
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Nuovo Sacher
Owned by cult Roman film director Nanni Moretti, this is the place to catch the latest European art-house flick. Originally designed to support home-grown film talent, it shows films in their original language (English, French, Swedish etc) on Monday. Summer screenings take place in the courtyard next to the cinema.
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Teatro Argentina
Rome's foremost theatre is one of the two official homes of the Teatro di Roma; the other is the Teatro India. Founded in 1732, it retains its original frescoed ceiling and a grand gilt-and-velvet auditorium. Rossini's Barber of Seville premiered here. Today it hosts major theatre and dance productions, with occasional performances in English. Book early for the dance productions, which often sell out.
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Teatro India
Inaugurated in 1999 in the postindustrial landscape of Rome's southern suburbs, the India is the younger sister of the Teatro Argentina. It's a starkly modern space in a converted industrial building, a fitting setting for its cutting-edge programme, with a calendar of international and Italian works.
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Teatro Quirino
Within splashing distance of the Trevi fountain, this grand 19th-century theatre produces well-known works by well-known playwrights. Expect to see works (in Italian) by Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Shakespeare, Seneca and Luigi Pirandello. For some productions there's a free babysitting service for children aged six to 11 (reservation necessary).
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Warner Village Moderno
This is where big-budget Hollywood blockbusters are premiered in Italy. Hidden behind the columns that circle Piazza della Repubblica, the Warner Village Moderno multiplex has five screens showing major-release commercial films (both in English and dubbed into Italian).
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