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Rossellini and the City

Rome Open City • 25m

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.

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