Editing Rimini (section)

=== Theatre and film ===
[[File:Teatro Novelli Rimini.jpg|thumb|Teatro Novelli's Hall]]

The first stable theatre in Rimini is documented since 1681, when the city council decided on the transformation of the {{Interlanguage link|Palazzo dell'Arengo (Rimini)|lt=Palazzo dell'Arengo|it}}'s main hall into a large theatre hall,<ref name="Ceroni-2020">{{Cite web |last1=Ceroni |first1=Nadia |last2=Bortolotti |first2=Lidia |date=14 April 2020 |title=Teatro Amintore Galli (Ex Vittorio Emanuele II) |trans-title=Amintore Galli Theatre (formerly Victor Emmanuel II) |url=https://cultura.gov.it/luogo/teatro-amintore-galli-ex-vittorio-emanuele-ii |access-date=3 January 2024 |website=[[Ministry of Culture (Italy)|Ministry of Culture]] |language=it-IT |archive-date=3 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103154805/https://cultura.gov.it/luogo/teatro-amintore-galli-ex-vittorio-emanuele-ii |url-status=dead }}</ref> hosting shows of amateur dramatics companies and the young [[Carlo Goldoni]], who was studying philosophy in Rimini at that time.<ref name="Ceroni-2020" /> Between 1842 and 1857, the [[Amintore Galli Theatre|Teatro Nuovo Comunale]], now the Amintori Galli Theatre, was built to a [[Neoclassical architecture|neoclassical]] design by [[Luigi Poletti (architect)|Luigi Poletti]]; it is considered one of his architectural masterpieces.<ref name="Rimini-2024a" /><ref name="cittadarte-2024" /><ref name="Teatro-2024" /> On 16 August 1857, the theatre hosted the world premiere of [[Giuseppe Verdi]]'s ''[[Aroldo]],''<ref name="Rimini-2024a" /><ref name="riminiturismo-2023" /> which was a major event in the city, attracting many foreign visitors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Giovagnoli |first=Attile |date=15 October 2018 |title=Giuseppe Verdi, il teatro e l'estate memorabile del 1857 a Rimini |trans-title=Giuseppe Verdi, the theatre, and the memorable summer of 1857 in Rimini |url=https://www.riminiduepuntozero.it/giuseppe-verdi-il-teatro-e-lestate-memorabile-del-1857-a-rimini/ |access-date=3 January 2024 |website=Riminiduepuntozero |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Olivelli |first=Renato |date=27 August 2021 |title=Rimini: Aroldo in equilibrio tra cruenza fascista e riconciliazione amorosa |trans-title=Rimini: Aroldo in balance between fascist cruelty and loving reconciliation |url=https://www.lesalonmusical.it/rimini-aroldo-in-equilibrio-tra-cruenza-fascista-e-riconciliazione-amorosa/ |access-date=3 January 2024 |website=Le Salon Musical |language=it-IT}}</ref> During the [[World War II|Second World War]], the theatre was severely damaged by [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] bombardment.<ref name="Rimini-2024a" /><ref name="cittadarte-2024" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Teatro Galli |trans-title=Galli Theatre |url=https://www.riminibombardata.it/percorso/teatro-galli/ |access-date=3 January 2024 |website=Rimini Bombardata |language=it-IT}}</ref> Following a complete restoration in the 2010s,<ref name="riminiturismo-2023" /><ref name="AV Tech-2019" /> the theatre reopened on 28 October 2018.<ref name="cittadarte-2024" /><ref name="riminiturismo-2023" />

Rimini appeared on the movie screen for the first time in some early footages, such as the documentary "Rimini l'Ostenda d'Italia" (1912), and in various Istituto Luce's newsreels in the Thirties. The film director [[Federico Fellini]], was born and raised in Rimini, portrayed characters, places and atmospheres of his hometown through his movies, which however were almost entirely shot in [[Cinecittà]]'s studios in [[Rome]]: [[I Vitelloni]], [[8 e ½]] (Oscar award in 1964), [[I clowns]], [[Amarcord]] (Oscar award in 1975). Other Italian movies filmed in Rimini includes "La prima notte di quiete" by [[Valerio Zurlini]], "[[Rimini Rimini]]" by [[Sergio Corbucci]], "[[Abbronzatissimi]]" by [[Bruno Gaburro]], "Sole negli occhi" by Andrea Porporati, "Da zero a dieci" by [[Luciano Ligabue]] and "Non pensarci" by [[Gianni Zanasi]].