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Europe '51 (Italian: Europa '51), also known as The Greatest Love, is a 1952 Italian neorealist film directed by Roberto Rossellini, starring Ingrid Bergman and Alexander Knox. The film follows an industrialist's wife who, after the death of her young son, turns towards a rigorous humanitarianism.
Europe '51: Directed by Roberto Rossellini. With Ingrid Bergman, Alexander Knox, Ettore Giannini, Giulietta Masina. A wealthy woman becomes obsessed with humanitarianism when her young son dies after committing suicide.
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- Drama
- Roberto Rossellini
- 1954-11-03
Her newfound, single-minded activism leads to conflicts with her husband and questions about her sanity. The intense, often overlooked Europe ’51 was, according to Rossellini, a retelling of his own The Flowers of St. Francis from a female perspective.
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Sep 25, 2013 · The catastrophe of World War II had already made the world far too present for Europeans, devastating cities—as Rossellini shows in his neorealist War Trilogy—and slaughtering millions. As the nations of Western Europe began to restore democracy, the shadow of past devastation and the rise of consumerism led to a search for meaning.
Dec 9, 2021 · EUROPA 51 ( Roberto Rossellini, 1952 B N 1080p) Topics Europa 1951 , Europa 51 , Europe '51 , Roberto Rossellini , Ingrid Bergman , story of cinema , Italy , old italian film
Europe ’51. Directed by Roberto Rossellini • 1952 • Italy. Starring Ingrid Bergman, Alexander Knox. In the English-language version of this film, Ingrid Bergman plays a wealthy, self-absorbed Rome socialite racked by guilt over the shocking death of her young son.
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The intense, often overlooked Europe ’51 was, according to Rossellini, a retelling of his own The Flowers of St. Francis from a female perspective. This unabashedly political but sensitively conducted investigation of modern sainthood was the director’s favorite of his films.
