La Dolce Vita showed how it was done in the ‘60s with Anita Ekberg, Marcello Mastroianni, the ultimate little black dress, the Trevi Fountain and a kitten.
Paolo Sorrentino followed with Loro, an uproarious look at the life and orgiastic times of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
The message throughout the years, from Nero’s banquets to today, is that no town parties harder than the Italian capital. So how does an intensely social city cope with the limits the coronavirus imposes on all of us?
The recent Bulgari High Jewellery launch provided some clues. Having been hit early and hard by the pandemic in February and March, Italians take the risks extremely seriously.
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