Camerata Nuova is a small town near Rome on the border with Abruzzo. In its territory it boasts the Camposecco plateau which was one of the most important Italian locations for Spaghetti Westerns. In recent years with the rediscovery of the genre Camerata Nuova has become a small hub for events and gatherings of personalities linked to SW cinema. Vincenzo Pelosi has contributed above all who, over the decades following the golden age of films shot in Camposecco, for years has hosted Franco Nero, Remo Capitani and other protagonists in his bar, preserving the historical memory and cultivating ties that then led to the creation of the annual event Trinità Days, which I will tell you about in this topic.
To learn about the films shot in Camerata Nuova you can consult the dedicated page Camposecco Plateau
Just today I have been in town for the awarding of honorary citizenship to Franco Nero which had been decided by the municipal council in June of this year. In Camposecco Franco Nero shot some scenes of Keoma by Enzo G. Castellari.
Thank to my friendship and collaboration with Vincenzo Pelosi I’ve been able to join the local authorities for a lunch, in Riofreddo near Camerata, with Nero. He was kind enough to sign my copy of the book Django e gli altri. Molte storie, una vita I just started reading.
He also drew a cowboy…
(For Alessandro, warm greetings and HAPPY READING, Franco Nero)
I’ve recorded the event and shoot some photos using my friend’s camera. I’ll share photos of the cerimony as soon as I receive them, and report Nero’s words.
Nice. Let us know what the book i like when you’ve finished reading it.
Hi guys,
over the last months, together with my friend Vincenzo Pelosi, I’ve been working on a project dedicated to Camposecco (Camerata Nuova) I’m now ready to share with you.
When you actually visit Camposecco, it is not always easy to understand exactly where a scene was shot, which direction the camera was facing, or which film used a particular part of the plateau.
So we started mapping the filming locations and connecting them with the movies and scenes shot there.
The app lets you explore the plateau through a map, discover filming points, see information about scenes, films and cast, and use the locations to create your own walk through the landscape following your favourite movies.
It is also designed to be used directly at Camposecco, with GPS, audio information and some augmented-reality features. Since mobile coverage up there isn’t available, the web app can also be installed on a phone and used offline.
We are also gradually adding the natural side of Camposecco — landscape, geology, flora and fauna — because one of the fascinating things about the place is that the same landscape we recognise from dozens of Western scenes is also a beautiful and very well-preserved natural area.
You can have a look here at the landing page:
Please take a good look at the landing page before moving to the App.
This work would obviously not have been possible without the huge amount of information, research and location knowledge shared over the years by the SWDb. For this reason, SWDb is explicitly credited at the bottom of the app homepage, in the project credits.
Hope you enjoy it — and suggestions are very welcome!
This sounds great - I hope to visit here some day.
There is something similar available at Hoyo de Manzanares but I couldn’t get it to work on my phone when I visited there.
Well done developing this app.