Presidenza della Republica

The Quirinale Palace is the official residence of the Italian President.  It faces the Piazza del Quirinale. It is a relatively modern construction in the context of the history of Rome.

It is believed the Emperor Vespasian's house (founder of the Flavian Dynasty) may have stood there.

The Theory of Everything (2015)

Eddie Redmayne stars as Stephen Hawking in the film based on his life, on the book by his wife.

Mortdecai (2015)

Mortdecai is a film released in January 2015.

The cast includes Johnny Depp as Mortdecai and Gwyneth Paltrow and Ewan McGregor in supporting roles.

It is released by the movie studio Lion's Gate. It was filmed at a budget of $60m. Johnny Depp's production company Infinitum Nihil was involved in the film. The director was American David Koepp, born in the "North Central" American state of Wisconsin and educated at UCLA.

Mortdecai is based on the novels by Kyril Bonfiglioli, an English art dealer and comic novelist, born in Eastbourne. Mortdecai's voice is described by the New Yorker as "arch and insufferably, authoritatively snobbish".

What is a Filibuster?

A filibuster is a parliamentary procedure involving extending a debate in order to delay or prevent a vote. It was a device utilised by the Roman statesman, Cato the Younger.