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Rome, Open City (1945)
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Roberto Rossellini came to international prominence with this emotive Cannes Grand Prize-winning resistance drama, which formed part of a wartime trilogy that was completed by 1946's Paisà and 1947's Germany, Year Zero. Based on actual events, it's set during the last days of the Nazi occupation of Rome and was shot on location using fragments of painstakingly spliced film negative and still photographer's stock. It's a landmark of neorealist cinema, despite the melodramatic storyline, montage structure and star performances (from Aldo Fabrizi and Anna Magnani at the head of a primarily non-professional cast) that somewhat undermine the social commitment, visual authenticity and technical rigour demanded by the movement's intellectual founder, Cesare Zavattini. DP
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Running time
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97min
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Country of origin
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It
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Genre
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Second World War Drama
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Alternate title
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Open City,
Roma, Citta Aperta
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Original language
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Italian
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Screenplay
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Sergio Amidei, Federico Fellini, Roberto Rossellini, from a story by Sergio Amidei, Alberto Consiglio
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Theatrical distributor
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London Film Prods Ltd
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UK cinema certificate
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A
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Subtitling information
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In Italian with subtitles
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Award |
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| Academy 1946 |
Writing (Screenplay) |
Sergio Amidei |
Nominee |
| Academy 1946 |
Writing (Screenplay) |
Federico Fellini |
Nominee |
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