Movie · EN · 2009

Rossellini and the City

Documentary

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.

Cast

Mark Shiel

Self

Roberto Rossellini

Self (archive footage)

Aldo Fabrizi

(archive footage)

Anna Magnani

(archive footage)

Vito Annichiarico

(archive footage)

Francesco Grandjacquet

(archive footage)

Dots Johnson

(archive footage)

Alfonsino Pasca

(archive footage)

Edmund Moeschke

(archive footage)