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Rome, Open City

Original title: Roma città aperta · Turkish title: Roma Açık Şehir

“Our battle has barely begun.”

1945 · 1 h 43 min
Directed by Roberto Rossellini
DramaThrillerWar

Cast

Anna Magnani Aldo Fabrizi Marcello Pagliero

Credits

Written by: Sergio Amidei

Plot

In Rome during the Nazi occupation of 1943–44, Giorgio Manfredi, a leader of the resistance, is hunted by the Gestapo. He finds refuge with Pina, a pregnant woman, and with a priest, Don Pietro, who works with the partisans. Betrayal and torture follow, and the lives of the ordinary people involved are broken. Roberto Rossellini made the film in 1945 only months after the liberation, using real locations and few resources, and its raw immediacy made it the founding work of Italian neorealism. Anna Magnani's performance as Pina is remembered above all.

Sinekatalog’s take

Rossellini's neorealist drama about the Resistance in occupied Rome was shot among real ruins soon after the war. Raw and urgent, it influenced film worldwide and has some indelible scenes.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 8.0 / 10 (34,572 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes: 100% (47 critic reviews)
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