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May 19, 2024 · Roberto Rossellini (born May 8, 1906, Rome—died June 3, 1977, Rome) 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. The son of a successful sculptor and ...
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May 15, 2024 · Under the auspices of an American GI named Rod E. Geiger, Rome, Open City had its New York premiere in February 1946. There, audiences unaccustomed to the brutal realities of the war in Europe sat agape at what they saw as unpolished authenticity. With the apparent rawness of a newsreel, Rossellini’s film taught them what life had been like ...
May 17, 2024 · While dealing with disastrous circumstances and wrestling with a national psyche being dented by wartime trials, Rossellini’s film is far from a tragedy. Accessing the very essence of Italian neorealism’s noble striving to reflect the realities of the working class and give voice to the voiceless, Rome, Open City is one of cinema’s ...
4 days ago · Gomorrah (Matteo Garrone, 2008) It wouldn’t feel right to make a list of modern movies inspired by neorealism without delving into contemporary Italian cinema. Released in 2008, Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah, based on the book of the same name by Roberto Saviano, the film depicts the real-life crime syndicate, named the Casalesi clan, offering ...
May 22, 2024 · The Second World War was coming to an end, and in Italy, where fascism had reigned strong, people were struggling to stay afloat. Thus, certain filmmakers, such as Vittorio De Sica and Roberto Rossellini, decided to present a more accurate view of Italy, subsequently depicting people affected by war and poverty.
May 10, 2024 · Janet Leigh (born July 6, 1927, Merced, California, U.S.—died October 3, 2004, Beverly Hills, California) was an American actor who had a half-century-long career that comprised some 60 motion pictures as well as television appearances but was most remembered for one role in particular, that of Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock ’s Psycho (1960).
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May 13, 2024 · Securing a 14-year contract with Lancôme, Isabella Rossellini’s allure was undeniable, fitting for the daughter of film royalty Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini.
