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Roberto Rossellini

Italian director
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Roberto Rossellini (born May 8, 1906, Rome—died June 3, 1977, Rome) was one of the most widely known post-World War II motion-picture directors of Italy. His films Roma città aperta (1945; Open City) and Paisà (1946; Paisan) focussed international attention on the Italian Neorealist movement in films. The son of a successful sculptor and architect, he travelled extensively throughout Europe. In 1931 his father’s fortune was confiscated by the Italian Fascist government, and three years...

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