Revisualizing Italian Silentscapes 1896-1922 (RevIS)
Landscapes and locations of the first Italian cinema one hundred years later
The Project
What can the cinema of the past tell us about the territory we live in and its landscapes? From the very beginnings of cinema, Italy was considered a particularly “cinegenic” country. The images of its ancient villages, its cities undergoing modernization, the beauties of nature, the sea and the mountains, immediately became ways to promote the Belpaese and its lifestyles even beyond national borders. But not only that: they also offered evocative settings to successful dramas and comedies. Through the investigation and analysis of a vast body of titles, both fiction and non-fiction movies, preserved today in major film archives, the RevIS project aims to investigate the locations and modes of mise-en-scene staging of the Italian landscape in Italian and foreign production between 1896 and 1922.
About us
University of TURIN
The Turin research unit is responsible for the design and development of …
University of PADOVA
The research unit in Padua plans and coordinates the design and …
University of ROME “Tor Vergata”
The research unit in Rome coordinates the selection, analysis and …
University IUAV Venezia
The research unit in Venice co-ordinates the design …
News
New RevIS Publications on Film Landscapes, Silent Cinema and Digital Heritage
New scientific publications developed within the RevIS – Revisualizing Italian Silentscapes (1896–19…
New Publication: From Scenes to Places: Enhancing Film Exploration through the RevIS Ontology-based consultation App
It is now online, in the Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage, available at the link https://d…
The dossier “Panorami silenziosi” (Silent Panoramas) has been published
Great news for us and our followers! “Panorami silenziosi. Il paesaggio italiano nel cinema muto” (S…
3 November 2025: Visions d’Italie doctoral study day. Le film come archive du paysage et mémoire visuelle
Monday, November 3rd, 2025 at Villa Medici – Académie de France à Rome (Viale della Trinità dei Mont…
Online the new issue of Aesthetica Preprint: “Landscape and Media”
The new issue of Aesthetica Preprint is now available: Issue 127 (2024), “Landscape and Media”, edit…
Presentation of the Prototype: “Vedute” Tele-Agorà
Vedute is a tele-agora that multiplies the possibilities of sharing research films with users, placi…
Presentation of the Prototype: Aeropanorama – An Exhibition on Landscape in Early Italian Silent Cinema (1896–1922)
Aeropanorama is a highly interdisciplinary project of exhibition curated by Marco Bertozzi and Nicol…
Seminar – Silent Film Locations for Today’s Italy: The RevIS Database for Cross-Disciplinary Projects
On May 15, 2025, the seminar “Silent Film Locations for Today’s Italy: The RevIS Database for Cross-…
International Conference «Lost Landscapes, Rediscovered Landscapes» – A Review
🎬 The international conference “Lost Landscapes, Rediscovered Landscapes. Rediscovering the Italian …