National Cinema Museum
Cinema narrated in 9,000 documents, paintings and prints. 130,000 photos, 200,000 posters, 7,000 films and 20,000 volumes. That is the heritage – and it continues to grow – of the Museo Nazionale del Cinema di Torino, one of the most popular museums with an annual 500,000 visitors. There are interesting collections of posters dedicated to silent film, especially milestones like "Il Fuoco", "Il Guanto”, and "Cabiria", Italy’s first silent film, made in Turin in 1914 by Giovanni Pastrone, based on a story by Gabriele D’Annunzio. Italian Neorealism is dealt with in detail – from “Bicycle Thieves” to “Rome – Open City” – and there are films from Hollywood’s golden era: "Sunset Boulevard", "Citizen Cane", "The Lady from Shanghai", "Stagecoach", "Gilda" and "Singing in the Rain". The Museum’s layout is also extremely striking, thanks to François Confino’s architecture.
