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Immerse yourself in the cinematic pride of Italy with 'Rome, Open City', available on DVD. This 2005 release invites viewers to experience the resilience and richness of Rome through its vivid portrayal. Whether you're a film aficionado or a lover of Italian culture, this DVD is a window to the heart of the Eternal City. The DVD offers not only a captivating narrative but also a feast for the senses with its stunning visual and auditory presentation. 'Rome, Open City' is an excellent addition to any collection, promising an unforgettable journey through one of the world's most storied metropolises.

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Filmed on the streets of Italy immediately after World War II, Rossellini's OPEN CITY (ROMA CITTA APERTA) shows the lives of a group of people living in Rome during the Nazi occupation. Anna Magnani plays a woman in love with a member of a resistance group; in helping him, she risks not only her own life, but also that of her unborn child. Aldo Fabrizi plays a priest who aids the anti-Nazi cause and pays dearly for his activism. Marcello Pagliero is an outspoken communist who runs afoul of the Nazis. And Harry Feist plays a German officer who has taken an Italian lover, but whose affection for Romans does not run especially deep.

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ActorAnna Magnani, Marcello Pagliero, Aldo Fabrizi
Film/TV TitleRome, Open City
DirectorRoberto Rossellini
FormatDVD
Release Year2005
LanguageItalian
GenreDrama, General
Run Time103 Mins

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Certificate12A/12
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureItaly
ReviewsMartin Scorsese - For me, the most precious moment of film history., Total Film - Rough and raw, ROME, OPEN CITY has an immediacy that still hits home, The Guardian - Neo-realist brilliance from Rossellini, Time Out - One of the definitive works of the Italian neo-realist period, Empire - Few films have had as seismic an impact on world cinema
Additional InformationRoberto Rossellini's OPEN CITY (ROMA CITTA APERTA) is a landmark in the history of cinema, a humanist masterpiece and one of the earliest incarnations of Italian neorealism. Based on real events, it tells the harrowing story of several Italian Resistance fighters battling fascism in Nazi-occupied Rome. When Gestapo agents raid an apartment where Manfredi (Marcello Pagliero), a prominent member of the underground, is hiding, they arrest the young man who gave him refuge. Manfredi manages to escape, then enlists the help of a parish priest, Don Pietro (Aldo Fabrizi), to make a clandestine delivery to other members of the movement. Eventually, Manfredi is betrayed, and he and the priest are quickly captured by the Germans; what follows is one of the most brutally disturbing war torture scenes ever recreated on screen. With OPEN CITY, Rossellini has created a testament to the strength of the human spirit in the face of horrible adversity, in a story that extols the heroism of defiant, ordinary people who strive to hold onto their humanity in the cold, chaotic world of WW II. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Screenplay; Fellini collaborated with Rossellini in the writing of the script. OPEN CITY is all the more remarkable in that it was made immediately following the liberation of Rome, had been developed while Rossellini himself was in hiding, and was filmed in the locations where the true events that the story is based on, occurred.
Movie/TV TitleRome, Open City

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