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Wed 5 Mar 2025
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Produced in difficult conditions toward the end of World War II, this nerve-racking melodrama largely kickstarted neo-realism as a major force and is often considered amongst the most significant works in Italian film history.
Rossellini (with co-writers Federico Fellini and Sergio Amidei) was brought to international attention and hailed for his innovative use of real locations and non-actors, while Anna Magnani became an overnight sensation for her central role in this classic and deeply affecting treatment of the underground movement in Nazi occupied Rome.
35mm print courtesy of Cinecittà Luce.
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