Rossellini and the City

(2009)

Genres: Documentary

Year: 2009

Country: United States of America

Director: Mark Shiel

Cast: Mark Shiel, Roberto Rossellini, Aldo Fabrizi, Анна Маньяни, Vito Annichiarico, Francesco Grandjacquet, Дотс Джонсон, Alfonsino Pasca, Edmund Moeschke

Plot

Mark Shiel is the author of “Italian Neorealism: Rebuilding the Cinematic City.” In this 2009 video essay, he discusses Roberto Rossellini’s depiction of the urban settings in Rome Open City, Paisan and Germany Year Zero.