Paisan
1948
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Cannes Film Festival Golden Palm 1946 · Winner
Academy Award Writing (Original Screenplay) 1947 · Nominated
It was one of the first post-war Italian pictures to gain major acclaim and accolades internationally, winning the prestigious Palme d'Or at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival and being nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar at the 19th Academy Awards.
Edit page. Rome, Open City: Directed by Roberto Rossellini. With Aldo Fabrizi, Anna Magnani, Marcello Pagliero, Vito Annichiarico. During the Nazi occupation of Rome in 1944, the Resistance leader, Giorgio Manfredi, is chased by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a way to escape.
- (29K)
- Drama, Thriller, War
- Roberto Rossellini
- 1945-10-08
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists. 1946 Winner Silver Ribbon. Best Film (Miglior Film a Soggetto) 1946 Winner Silver Ribbon. Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice Non Protagonista) Anna Magnani.
Marking a watershed moment in Italian cinema, this galvanic work garnered awards around the globe and left the beginnings of a new film movement in its wake. This was Roberto Rossellini’s revelation, a harrowing drama about the Nazi occupation of Rome and the brave few who struggled against it.
- Don Pietro Pellegrini
She made her film debut in an uncredited appearance in a silent film in the late 1920s. Her first credited role was in La cieca di Sorrento (1934; The Blind Woman of Sorrento ). When she appeared in Roberto Rossellini ’s classic Neorealist film Roma città aperta (1945; Open City ), she achieved international renown.
- Lee Pfeiffer
Original Title Roma città aperta. Status Released Original Language Italian. Budget $20,000.00. Revenue $1,000,000.00. Keywords. rome, italy; resistance; fascism; drug addiction; curfew; desertion; nazi; neo realism; italian neo realism
Rome, 1944. Giorgio Manfredi, one of the leaders of the Resistance is tracked down by the Nazis. He goes to his friend Francesco's, and asks Pina, Francesco's fiance, for help. Pina must warn a ...
- (46)
- Drama
