Rossellini and the City

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.

• Mark ShielDirector

• Mark ShielSelf
• Roberto RosselliniSelf (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)