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Roberto Rossellini

Rome, ItalyBorn May 8, 1906

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.

Filmography51

Beaubourg, centre d'art et de culture

Beaubourg, centre d'art et de culture

1977
Concert for Michelangelo

Concert for Michelangelo

1977
The Messiah

The Messiah

1975
Year One

Year One

1974
The World Population

The World Population

1974
Interview with Salvador Allende: Power and Reason

Interview with Salvador Allende: Power and Reason

1973
Augustine of Hippo

Augustine of Hippo

1972
Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal

1972
Rice University

Rice University

1971
Socrates

Socrates

1970
Idea di un'isola

Idea di un'isola

1967
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

1966
Illibatezza

Illibatezza

1963
Ro.Go.Pa.G.

Ro.Go.Pa.G.

1963
Dark Soul

Dark Soul

1962
Vanina Vanini

Vanina Vanini

1961
Viva l'Italia!

Viva l'Italia!

1961
Torino nei cent'anni

Torino nei cent'anni

1961
Escape by Night

Escape by Night

1960
India: Matri Bhumi

India: Matri Bhumi

1960
General Della Rovere

General Della Rovere

1959
Le Psychodrame

Le Psychodrame

1956
Joan of Arc at the Stake

Joan of Arc at the Stake

1954
Fear

Fear

1954
Journey to Italy

Journey to Italy

1954
Where Is Freedom?

Where Is Freedom?

1954
Mid-Century Loves

Mid-Century Loves

1954
Naples 1943

Naples 1943

1954
We, the Women

We, the Women

1953
The Chicken

The Chicken

1953
Europa '51

Europa '51

1952
The Machine That Kills Bad People

The Machine That Kills Bad People

1952
The Seven Deadly Sins

The Seven Deadly Sins

1952
L'invidia

L'invidia

1952
Santa Brigida

Santa Brigida

1951
The Flowers of St. Francis

The Flowers of St. Francis

1950
The Ways of Love

The Ways of Love

1950
Stromboli

Stromboli

1950
L'Amore

L'Amore

1948
Germany, Year Zero
A-

Germany, Year Zero

1948·1 grade
Paisan

Paisan

1946
Desire

Desire

1946
Rome, Open City

Rome, Open City

1945
The Man with the Cross

The Man with the Cross

1943
A Pilot Returns

A Pilot Returns

1942
The White Ship

The White Ship

1941
The Brook of Ripa Sottile

The Brook of Ripa Sottile

1941
Undersea Fantasy

Undersea Fantasy

1940
Il tacchino prepotente

Il tacchino prepotente

1939
La vispa Teresa

La vispa Teresa

1939
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

1937

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Man's Struggle for Survival

Man's Struggle for Survival

1970
L'età del ferro

L'età del ferro

1965
L'India vista da Rossellini

L'India vista da Rossellini

1959