The historic Italian brand of Bulgari will be on display from May 22nd to September 13th for a 125-year anniversary celebrated in the event “Between eternity and history: 1884-2009″ at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome. About 500 jewelled objects are on display for the Bulgari anniversary, including watches and precious stones from the Bulgari vintage collection, generally kept by the company itself, or coming from private owners who have donated their pieces for the few months.

The jewells are the central focus of the exhibition, but will appear with a rich collection of documents including the best in Bulgari design, drawings and photos from different eras. The photos include famous artists, aristocrats and renowned customers of Bulgari jewells over the years.

For glamour fans, there is an entire section dedicated to Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” and its characters, such as Anna Magnani and Gina Lollobrigida; and another section dedicated entirely to Elizabeth Taylor and 16 pieces of extraordinary value, which recount the love story with Richard Burton who gave Taylor a diamon and emerald Bulgari brooch at more than 18 carats.

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Italian Cinema is celebrating the 100th birthday of Anna Magnani one of the greatest actresses of all time with a whole year of events. She was born in Rome on 7th March 1908 and had a very troubled childhood. Raised by her grandmother in the slums of the city she learned as a child that life could be very difficult. After playing in several Italian movies she rose to international stardom with her role in Roberto Rossellini’s neorealist masterpiece Rome, Open City.

Anna Magnani maybe did not have the beauty of other more glamorous actresses such as Sophia Loren or Gina Lollobrigida but her fiery personality and earthy passion took the world by storm. Her role in Bellissima, a movie directed by Luchino Visconti which tells the story of a stage mother who drags her child to a beauty contest, is simply unforgettable and makes one go through a rollercoaster of emotions. Anyway the turning point in her career came in 1955 when she played an Italian-American widow in The Rose Tattoo, a movie based on the play Tennessee Williams wrote for her; the success was so great that Anna Magnani won an Oscar as best actress.

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