Firstly all the movies at the cinema are dubbed into Italian - you can only see original language movies on DVD or at film clubs (there is an American one, but it is quite expensive to join and the movies are old). So its good for the language lessons, but not always rewarding for the comprehension and relaxation!
Secondly, when we entered into the cinema through curtains, I was a little surprised not to be able to see the screen, but instead to be faced with rows of faces on two levels looking expectantly in my direction. Then I realised that the screen was in fact over my head - we had entered underneath the screen.
The movie started and after about 10 minutes they turned off the heating fan which had been whirring happily over my head - so then I could actually hear something. And, happily, understand it - although the quantity and quality of dialogue in Rocky Balboa may not be a clear representation of comprehension levels!
Then halfway through, the biggest surprise. The movie stopped, the lights came up and the word "Intervallo" was splashed on the screen. A handful of people stood up and left. Apparantly this is to give people a chance to have a cigarette or to get a cofffee. So Italian!
But barely 90 seconds after the start of the interval, the film restarted. It seems strange to break the film, and then not give a break long enough for people to do anything. Perhaps it is gradually being phased out.
After the movie, we headed to Bar Rudy on Via Valdirivo - near to my house. There we ate german food cheese and ham, drank German beer and listened to the drunken oompah band. Hilarious! It was Elis' birthday and the rendition of Happy Birthday by the drunken trombone player and the guy on the spoons will stay with her for a while!
Just to round off the evening, we hit Colonial - the club near to Piazza Unita.
A truly multicultural evening!
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