Home Movies (1954)

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CO., 9 Crary Ave., Mount Vernon, New York. • FREE — Big Illustrated Catalog listing thousands of Movie Star Photos. Send $.25 for big studio portrait of your favorite star. Star Studios, Dept. HM, Box 46222, Hollywood 46, Calif. ROME • Continued from Page 404 the most interesting and beautiful part of the Appian Way. Your fifth day of shooting begins not too early at San Giovanni in Laterno (St. John in Latern) on the Piazza of the same name. Trams 4, 7. 15, 16, ED, or ES. buses 85, 87, 88, will take you directly there. First built in 324 by Constantine, it has undergone extensive changes due to earthquakes, fires and renovations. St. John's is the cathedral of Rome. The main entrance is the door from the Senate House of the Roman Forum. Inside are many interesting paintings, frescoes and an altar of gilt-bronze. For a long shot you can shoot from near the Porta San Giovanni toward the church with the statue of St. Francis of Assisi in the foreground. In the Piazza San Giovanni stands the highest and oldest obelisk in Rome. Constructed in Thebes, Egypt, in the 15th century B.C. it was brought to Rome in 357 A.D. and placed in this square in 1588. To the right of the obelisk is the baptistry of the Lateran erected by Constantine. You should have no difficulty getting shots of these two points of interest. Tram ED from St. John's will take you to the Porta Paolo. This is an other of the 18 ancient gates. Walking a few steps outside the wall brings you to the Protestant Cemetery. Herein are the graves of the poets Keats and Shelley. Nearby is the 118 foot marble covered pyramid tomb of Caestius, a Roman stateman who died near the end of the first century A.D. The no. 18 or 23 bus will now take you to th echurch of St. Paul's outside the walls. One of the largest churches in Rome, it was constructed by Constantine on the spot where St. Paul was buried. The church was almost completely destroyed by fire in 1823 and as a result of funds contributed by the whole Christian world was rebuilt into one of the finest churches in the city. The most colorful portion of the church is the square portico in the front with columns of pink granite and bright mosaics. Care should be taken to wait until the mosaics are sidelighted, rather than front lighted, in order to avoid glare. The No. 5 bus will return you to the Circus Maximus, from where you can walk to Santa Maria in Cosmedin (near the Temple Vesta). One of the oldest churches in Rome, it was built before the 6th century on the site of an old pagan temple. The bell-tower, constructed in pure Romanesque style, was added in the 12th century. Under the portico is a giant mask called "Bocca della Virta" (mouth of truth). It was believed that this mask had the power to bite off the hand of anyone telling lies. Your best view of the church is from across the street near one of the small temples you photographed yesterday. Here are some of the more important places that should be visited while in Rome. For your own purposes you may find many of them photographically interesting too. The following museums require from 2 to 4 hours minimum visit. The Capitoline Museum, Villa Medici, Villa Borghese, the National Museum, and the Vatican Museum which houses the Sistine Chapel. The Golden House of Nero and the Baths of Trajan require about one hour to see. The following churches are listed with some noteworthy detail to be looked for. St. Mary of the Angels, designed by Michelangelo; Gesu, with the body of St. Ignatius, the principle Jesuit church in Rome; Santa Croce, containing relics of the Holy Cross; The Pantheon, famous for its proportions; San Pietro in Vincoli (St. Peter in Chains), contains the chains that bound St. Peter and the "Moses" by Michelangelo; Church of St. Ignatius with the wonderful perspective in the ceiling fresco; and the Church of Scala Santa (Holy Stairs), with the stairs that Christ trod to Pilot's house. The Trasevers and Janiculum dis trict is one of the older sections of the city. Allow about one half day for roaming through the area. Outside the city of Rome are several points of general interest, photographically and historically. Ostica Antica is an old excavated city, dating to the second half of the 4th century B.C. Further on its the Lido, the beach, about 15 miles from Rome. In the opposite direction from the Lido is Tivoli, with the Villa d'Esta and its fountains that remind one of Versailles, outside of Paris. Near Tivoli is Hadrian's Villa (about 130 A.D.i. Very little remains of the structure this emperor had copied from places in Greece and Egypt. The following is a list of hotels to be found in Rome, although it is the most expensive city in Italy you should be able to find many accommodations to suit your means. Deluxe: Excelsior, Bernini — Single with bath, about 4,000 Lire ( $6.50 ) ; double w ith bath, about 7.000 Lire (811.35). First: Continental. Flora — Single with bath, about 3,200 Lire ($5.15); double with bath, about 5,200 Lire ($8.20). Second: Imperial, Ludovisi — Single with bath, about 2,100 Lire ($3.50); double with bath, about 3,300 Lire ($5.20). Third: Crose di Malta, Igea — Single with bath, about 1,400 Lire ( $2.25 ) ; double with bath, about 2,000 Lire ($3.05). Restaurants in Rome: First Class — Alfredo's (specializing in Fettuc cine ) , Passetto, Libotte, Capriccio. Meals from 1.500 to 2.000 Lire ( $2.40-83.05 I . Second Class: — Canepa. Tinesso. Peppone. Taverna Ulpia. Meals from 1,200 to 1.500 Lire ($1.95-82.40). Many trattorias can be found around the city serving good meals which range in price from $0.75 to $1.00. NON-THEATRICAL 16mm PRODUCERS News of your activities are of vital interest to all readers of the "Professional Cine Photographer" section. Releases covering current productions are welcome by this column, will be reproduced on these pages. Please limit information to one page and include a description of the name of the film, subject covered, black and white or color, length, name of sponsor or advertiser. "Professional Cine Photographer" is interested in all commercial film activity in the United States, Canada, South America, Europe and Asia. 406