Cinema Nazionale

A couple of months ago I wrote an enthusiastic review of the National cinema. Everything I appreciated still applies and I leave it at the end of this update. The only thing that is no longer valid is the rating: the 5 stars become just 1 because it is not acceptable for the cinema to dictate where I sit. I don't know whether it's the cashier, an algorithm, Chat GPT or a medium in direct connection with Auguste Lumière who chooses, but it doesn't matter. I always choose the front rows, so I'm not willing to pay to sit... well, does anyone know how the seats are assigned? To watch a film with binoculars from the last row I prefer to wait for it to arrive on Netflix, at least I save money. No, that's not true: I'm not waiting for Netflix, I'm going to another cinema. If every point in the room is fine for you, then the National is excellent. However, if you think like me, run away. The review at the end of 2023: Cinema recently renovated with the creation of two new rooms in addition to the two existing ones. The new armchairs in rooms 1 and 2 are impressively comfortable and, as if that weren't enough, they are so beautiful that I would buy three of them to put at home. Due to a super-crowded screening (the documentary on Giorgio Gaber) I found myself sitting in the front row in room 2: a slightly stiff-necked view, but the seats have... footrests! (I'd like three of those at home too) The comfort of the room must not overshadow the excellent quality of the projection systems and, above all, the excellence of the programming: films of all genres (in the same week as Gaber I also saw "The Killer" with Michael Fassbender) , but always of excellent quality. And, the icing on the cake, they are often offered in the original language. Well done!