From 1988 to 1992, the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este in Cernobbio was the venue for the Festival di Hollywood. Many famous actors and actresses turned up: Bette Davis, Lauren Bacall, Robert Mitchum, Gene Kelly, June Allison, Joseph Cotten, and Claire Trevor, to name but a few.

In the photos: the presidential suite and the cardinal’s suite were among the most coveted by the great names of show-biz and those who stopped off at Villa d’Este.