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Tag Archives: Roberto Rossellini
Blaise Pascal (1972) Roberto Rossellini, Pierre Arditi, Rita Forzano, Giuseppe Addobbati
In this evocative, atmospheric biography, Roberto Rossellini brings to life philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal Read More »
The Age of the Medici (1972) Roberto Rossellini, Marcello Di Falco, Virgilio Gazzolo, Adriano Amidei Migliano
This is a lengthy exposition of the social and political history of renaissance Florentine history Read More »
India: Matri Bhumi (1959) Roberto Rossellini
Divided into four episodes Roberto Rosellini’s performs a ritual trip with India covering culture Read More »
Where Is Freedom? (1954) Roberto Rossellini, Totò, Vera Molnar, Nyta Dover
A barber, murderer because of jealousy, spends twenty years in jail. Read More »
Augustine of Hippo (1972) Roberto Rossellini, Dary Berkani, Virgilio Gazzolo, Cesare Barbetti
This biography tells the life story of Augustine, the Bishop of Hippo, a North African region during the last years of the Roman Empire. Read More »
The Flowers of St. Francis (1950) Roberto Rossellini, Aldo Fabrizi, Gianfranco Bellini, Peparuolo
The film dramatizes about a dozen vignettes from the life of St. Francis and his early followers Read More »
The Rise of Louis XIV (1966) Roberto Rossellini, Jean-Marie Patte, Raymond Jourdan, César Silvagni, Biography, History
1661: Cardinal Mazarin dies. In the power vacuum, the young Louis asserts his intention to govern as well as rule. Read More »
Joan at the Stake (1954) Roberto Rossellini, Ingrid Bergman, Tullio Carminati, Giacinto Prandelli, Biography, Drama, History, Musical
The film takes place mostly in a surrealistic fantasy around the time of the execution of Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc, played by Ingrid Bergman, is being burned alive for heresy. Read More »
Beaubourg (1977) Roberto Rossellini
An exploration of the Centre Georges Pompidou and its surroundings on its opening day in 1977. Read More »