Italian cinema told from a special, ‘close-up’ perspective. Entitled “Dentro il set” (Inside the Set), this is the first photographic exhibition born from a collaboration between the Municipalities of Rimini and Cesena.
The exhibition is linked to “CliCiak – Scatti di Cinema”, the national competition for Italian set photographers promoted annually by the Cesena Administration, in partnership with the Malatestiana Library and the Centro Cinema Città di Cesena.
On display until Sunday 22 February are approximately 40 photographs from the latest edition of the competition, including the images that were prize-winners or specially commended by the jury.
These shots depict contemporary Italian cinema from a privileged vantage point: that of set photography, which is uniquely capable of conveying the reality of the work and the atmosphere of filming — actors in rehearsal, directors at work, crews in action, and the moments of waiting and intense concentration before a scene. This is more than just “behind the scenes”; set photography is an autonomous language that captures the construction of the cinematic image, creating a dialogue between reality and fiction.
Spanning black-and-white and colour, portraiture and action, the selection offers a rich and contemporary overview of Italian film and television series. The exhibition launches a wider project by the Municipality of Cesena to celebrate and promote “CliCiak”, which for years has collected and preserved a vast heritage of Italian cinematic set photography.