Twenty years of history of world cinema related through images from the archives of the Istituto Luce. Two very important and unforgettable decades that brought films like Roman Holiday, Ben Hur and Cleopatra to the screen, making Rome and Cinecittà the epicentre of Hollywood production in Europe. The parties, the previews, the awards, the scandals in both the capital city and at the Venice Film Festival are seen in shimmering black and white restored images that show some of the greatest stars of the past visiting different parts of Italy.