Roberto Rossellini
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Roberto Rossellini was an Italian film director who lived from 1906 to 1977 and is considered one of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th century. He is particularly known for pioneering neorealism, a groundbreaking film movement that used non-professional actors and real locations to tell stories about ordinary people's lives, which fundamentally changed how movies were made worldwide.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1906
- Died
- 1977
- Works
- 26
Top works
- OPEN CITY
- Roberto Rossellini, the war trilogy
- Un espíritu libre no debe aprender como esclavo
- Paisa (motion picture)
- Rome Open City (motion picture)
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Directing · Rome, Italy
Roberto Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Rossellini was one of the directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing films such as Roma città aperta (Rome, Open City 1945) to the movement.
Known for
- The Treasure of His Youth: The Photographs of Paolo Di Paolo — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2021
- The Rossellinis — Self (archive footage)2021
- Morceaux de Cannes2021
- Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words — Self (archive footage)2015
- The War of the Volcanoes — Self (archive footage)2012
- Mentiras verdaderas — Self (archive footage)
Article
Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and producer. He was one of the most prominent directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing to the movement with films such as Rome, Open City (1945), Paisan (1946), and Germany, Year Zero (1948). He is also known for his films starring his then wife Ingrid Bergman, Stromboli (1950), Europe '51 (1952), Journey to Italy (1954), Fear (1954) and Joan of Arc at the Stake (1954).
Early life