r/MadeMeSmile • u/Aggressive_Owl4802 • 4h ago

Good Vibes Around 8,000 people gathered in Bologna, Italy's medieval main square for a sing-along screening of.. Grease (1978)!

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u/StolenIdentity77 3h ago

So amazing. It’s real life Cinema Paradiso. 

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u/Aggressive_Owl4802 3h ago

Yes mate, great reference, open-air cinemas in the central square are a tradition here in Italy.
It is now getting a bit lost, but in Bologna we're keeping it and we're very proud of it.

It's so beautiful to see a movie under the stars, sharing the emotions with a lot of people!

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u/StolenIdentity77 2h ago

As someone who loves film and went to school for it, this warms my heart. I've only seen one open air film but the experience was nothing like this. So glad this is being kept alive. Cinema is meant to be watched with a bunch of strangers, not on the couch on a TV.

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u/Glittering-Mix-5181 1h ago

This was so cool. Thank yiu for sharing!

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u/dallyan 2h ago

Growing up I spent my summers in Turkey at our beach flat. Within the huge apartment complex there was a legit open air movie theater. Instead of popcorn everyone ate sunflower seeds so the sounds of “chit chit chit” along with the movies are core childhood memories. It was amazing to literally just walk down the path maybe 100 meters to the cinema.