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Martin Scorsese Urges Italy’s President and Prime Minister to Save Rome Cinemas From Being Turned Into Malls and Hotels: It’s ‘Utterly Unacceptable’
Martin Scorsese has launched an appeal to Italy's president and prime minister in an effort to save Rome's movie theaters from threat of developers.
Martin Scorsese, Jane Campion and Wes Anderson are among the signees of an appeal to stave off the impending threat that a substantial portion of Rome ’s movie theaters could be converted into shopping centers and supermarkets under proposed regional legislation. “As Renzo Piano eloquently reflects on the current situation in Rome, it is clear that the attempt to repurpose spaces intended for the possible cultural renaissance of the Eternal City into hotels, shopping centers and supermarkets is utterly unacceptable,” Scorsese wrote. Members of the international film community that have endorsed the appeal launched by Renzo Piano, Scorsese and Carocci also include: Spike Lee, David Cronenberg, Ari Aster, Julie Taymor, Mubi founder Efe Cakarel, Yorgos Lanthimos, J.J. Abrams, Josh Safdie, Todd Haynes, Judd Apatow, Damien Chazelle, Mark Cousins, Alfonso Cuarón, Willem Dafoe, Robert Eggers, Joanna Hogg, Dawn Hudson, Isabella Rossellini, Mark Ruffalo, Paul Schrader, Léa Seydoux, John Turturro, Thomas Vinterberg, Jeremy Thomas, Paweł Pawlikowski and Debra Winger.
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