Apr 28, 2014
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The sprawling Cinecittà film studio in Rome, dubbed 'The Dream Factory', and perhaps most famous for its association with the flamboyant director Federico Fellini, has been celebrated with a Google Doodle.
Founded in 1937 by the dictator Benito Mussolini the aim of the 40-hectare (100-acre) facility was to revive the flagging fortunes of the Italian film industry.
Source: http://www.independent.co.uk
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