Rossellini and the City (2009)
Mark Shiel is the author of “Italian Neorealism: Rebuilding the Cinematic City.” In this 2009 video essay, he discusses Roberto Rossellini’s depiction of the urban settings in Rome Open City, Paisan and Germany Year Zero.
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Cast
- Mark Shiel — Self
- Roberto Rossellini — Self (archive footage)
- Aldo Fabrizi — (archive footage)
- Anna Magnani — (archive footage)
- Vito Annichiarico — (archive footage)
- Francesco Grandjacquet — (archive footage)
- Dots Johnson — (archive footage)
- Alfonsino Pasca — (archive footage)
- Edmund Moeschke — (archive footage)
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