The seventh edition of the film series Classici fuori Mostra. Permanent Festival of Restored Films will take place from January 21 to April 29, 2026 – weekly on Wednesdays at 7 pm at the Cinema Rossini movie theatre in Venice (Salizzada de la Chiesa o del Teatro, 3997); the series is organized by La Biennale di Venezia in collaboration with the City of Venice’s Circuito Cinema, Università Ca’ Foscari, and Università IUAV in Venice.
Classici fuori Mostra will present twelve film Classics, recently restored by the major film archives around the world, in the original language version with Italian subtitles. Each film will be introduced with a presentation by an expert and followed by a Q&A session with the audience. There will be special concessions for students (reduced-price ticket 3 euro, reduced pass 25 euro, full-price ticket 6 euro).
Classici Fuori Mostra, now in its seventh edition, is an initiative organised by La Biennale di Venezia whose audience appreciation shows no signs of waning, a clear sign that offering a programme of great classic films which in one way or another have helped to shape the history of cinema, continues to generate an interest that is not equally satisfied by the possibility of viewing these films online or on streaming platforms. Allow me to reiterate once again that all the films are shown in the original language restored versions, and are introduced for the occasion by film critics and university professors, whom La Biennale and I personally would like to thank for their continued and generous commitment to this initiative. Along with the success that the re-release of classic films by traditional distribution is currently enjoying, this is confirmation that a discerning audience prefers to watch films in movie theatres rather than within the confines of their own home. In the place, that is, where films should always be seen, because they were conceived and made for the big screen which can best highlight their artistic and spectacular qualities. Like every year, the programme allows viewers to move between auteur films in the strictest sense, and others that have become part of our collective imagination for their ability to shape more traditional models of narration and spectacle.
Screenings begin at 7 pm
All films screen in the original language with subtitles in Italian
Full price ticket € 6
Reduced price ticket € 3
Reduced price pass € 25
Ticket online sales
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Ticket office
Opens at Cinema Rossini one hour before the screenings
Venice Classics is the section that since 2012 has presented at the Venice International Film Festival, with growing success, the world premiere screenings of a selection of the best restorations of classic films completed during the past year by film libraries, cultural institutions and production companies around the world. Venice Classics is curated by Alberto Barbera with the collaboration of Federico Gironi.