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6 days ago · Roberto Rossellini was one of the most widely known post-World War II motion-picture directors of Italy. His films Roma città aperta (1945; Open City) and Paisà (1946; Paisan) focussed international attention on the Italian Neorealist movement in films.
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May 15, 2024 · How Rossellini's wartime drama became a landmark film for world cinema, launching Italian neorealism and portraying the Resistance in Rome. Learn about the film's production, reception, legacy and influence.
22 hours ago · Rome, Open City – Roberto Rossellini – 1945(Credits: BFI) Neorealist films were not totally independent. Italian neorealism is rightfully considered to be one of the most valuable cinematic movements of all time for good reason: focusing solely on the human consequences of war and on a society repairing itself from generations of dictatorial rule.
2 days ago · Rossellini married twice, first to Martin Scorsese and then to her daughter's father, Jonathan Wiedemann. After her second divorce, she had a six-year-long relationship with filmmaker David Lynch. Although she was single by 1993, he adopted a son, Roberto Rossellini Jr., whom she named after her father.
May 17, 2024 · Roberto Rossellini directed the Italian neorealist movie 'Rome, Open City' in 1945, shortly after the Nazi occupation of WWII. Re-released by the BFI.
May 26, 2024 · Ten years after she had Elettra, Isabella adopted a son who's all grown up like her, and shares a name with her dad, Roberto Rossellini. She landed her 'controversial' breakout role in Blue...
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May 20, 2024 · In this episode, I talk about Roberto Rossellini's groundbreaking 1954 film, "Journey To Italy." It stars Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders as Katherine and Alex Joyce, a couple whose...
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