In 2025 we will celebrate 130 years since the birth of cinema and the L'Aquila Film Institute "La Lanterna Magica" proposes the exhibition "130 Years of Cinema" in L'Aquila, in the ground floor rooms of Palazzo De Marchis, Via Indipendenza 11, on Monday 16 December from 16.00.
December 28, 1895 is the date that marks the birth of cinema. That day, in Paris, the Lumière brothers, in the "Salon Indien" of the Grand Café on Boulevard des Capucines, presented the first public screening of their film "La sortie des usines".
For this historical anniversary, the Film Archive Center of "La Lanterna Magica" unveils some precious finds from its collections, including a series of original figurines for the costumes of some films that have marked the history of Italian and international cinema.
In addition, the Film Institute pays tribute to Sandra Milo, one of the most popular divas of Italian cinema, with a showreel that recounts the highlights of her career, made timeless by the meeting with Federico Fellini, thanks also to the contribution of the Carispaq Foundation.
It will also be possible to see the first film in history, "La sortie des usines", lasting 49 seconds and, "Le Dirigeable Fantastique" of 1906 by George Méliès, the inventor of special effects, lasting 2 minutes and 43 seconds. An animated video by Tomek Bagiński will then tell the magic of cinema: "The Kinematograph", selected for an Oscar nomination for best animated short film.
The exhibition "130 Years of Cinema" will be open until 15 January 2025, every day, with free admission, from 10:00 to 12:30 and from 16:00 to 19:30, except 25 and 31 December and 1, 2 and 5 January 2025.
The L'Aquila Film Institute "La Lanterna Magica" is among the institutions that benefits from the state contribution for the three-year period 2024 - 2026, granted for the cultural relevance of the activities carried out.