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Roma, Città Aperta (1945)

Director: Roberto Rossellini

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From Time Out Film Guide

Rossellini's film, one of the definitive works of the Italian neo-realist period, was shot under extremely difficult circumstances at the end of WWII. Its greatest achievement remains its study and placing of the Resistance movement - and on a wider level, the war itself - against a background of everyday events. The film evolved from a documentary about a priest serving in the Resistance, which perhaps accounts for its refusal to compromise or to entertain conventional notions of heroism.

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Director: Roberto Rossellini

Cast: Anna Magnani, Aldo Fabrizi, Marcello Pagliero, Maria Michi, Harry Feist full cast

Duration: 101 mins


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