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Title Roma, città aperta / Minerva Film presenta ; una produzione Excelsa Film ; regìa di Roberto Rossellini ; sceneggiatura e dialoghi di S. Amidei con la collaborazione di F. Fellini.

Publication Info. [New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2017]

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Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Audio-Visual Materials  ITA BLU RAY ROME    Check Shelf
Edition Blu-ray special edition.
Description 1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
digital optical mono rda
video file Blu-Ray region A rda
Motion picture.
Series The Criterion collection ; 497
The Criterion collection ; 500
Criterion collection ; 497.
Criterion collection ; 500.
System Details Blu-ray; region A; LPCM 1.0 soundtrack; requires Blu-ray player.
Cast Aldo Fabrizi, Anna Magnani, V. Annicchiarico, N. Bruno, A. Fabrizi, H. Feist, F. Grandjacquet, M. Pagliero, M. Michi, E. Passarelli, C. Sindici, A. Tolnay, Van Hulzen, Carla Rovere, Giovanna Galletti.
Credits Director of photography, Ubaldo Arata ; production design, Rosario Megna ; editor, Eraldo da Roma ; music, Renzo Rossellini ; conductor, Luigi Ricci.
Note Originally released as an Italian motion picture in 1945.
"Under exclusive license from Cinecittà Luce s.p.a."--Disc label.
Issued as part of the boxed set: Roberto Rosellini's war trilogy.
1.37:1 aspect ratio.
4K digital restoration done in 2013.
Summary When the Nazis occupied Rome during World War II, a brave few fought against it. An underground agent who is cornered by the Germans in a certain quarter of Rome, flees the Germans. In the course of his flight he imperils his resistance friends.
Note Special features: video introduction by Roberto Rossellini (from 1963); Audio commentary featuring film scholar Peter Bondanella; "Once upon a time-- Rome open city" 2006 documentary by Marie Genin and Serge July, on the making of this historic film, featuring rare archival material and footage of Anna Magnani, Federico Fellini, Ingrid Bergman, and many others; "Adriano Aprà" video interview with Rossellini scholar Adriano Aprà; "Rossellini and the city" visual essay by film scholar Mark Shielon Rossellini's use of the urban landscape in The war trilogy; "Father Virgilio Fantuzzi" video interview with film critic and friend of Rossellini, who discusses the filmmaker and the role of religion in Roma, città aperta.
Language Chiefly in Italian with some German; optional English subtitles.
Subject Italy -- History -- German occupation, 1943-1945 -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Italy -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Italy -- Rome -- Drama.
Nazis -- Italy -- Rome -- Drama.
German Occupation of Italy (1943-1945) (OCoLC)fst01353177
World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
Nazis. (OCoLC)fst01035219
Underground movements, War. (OCoLC)fst01355184
Italy. (OCoLC)fst01204565
Italy -- Rome. (OCoLC)fst01204500
Chronological Term 1939-1945
Genre/Form War films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
War films. (OCoLC)fst01710402
Added Author Rossellini, Roberto, 1906-1977, film producer, screenwriter, film director.
Amidei, Sergio, screenwriter.
Fellini, Federico, screenwriter.
Megna, Rosario, art director.
Da Roma, Eraldo, editor of moving image work.
Rossellini, Renzo, 1908-1982, composer (expression)
Arata, Ubaldo, 1895-1967, director of photography.
Fabrizi, Aldo, 1905-1990, actor.
Magnani, Anna, 1908-1973, actor.
Pagliero, Marcello, 1907-1980, actor.
Annichiarico, Vito, actor.
Bruno, Nando, 1895-1963, actor.
Feist, Harry, actor.
Grandjacquet, Francesco, actor.
Michi, Maria, actor.
Passarelli, Eduardo, 1903-1968, actor.
Sindici, Carlo, actor.
Tolnay, Ákos, 1903-1981, actor.
Hulzen, Joop van, 1898-1971, actor.
Rovere, Carla, actor.
Galletti, Giovanna, 1916-1992, actor.
Bondanella, Peter, 1943-2017. Commentator.
Minerva film, A/S.
Excelsa Film (Firm)
Cinecittà Luce.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
Added Title Città aperta
Note English title on container and disc label: Rome, open city
Added Title Open city
Container of (work): Roma, città aperta (Motion picture)
Roberto Rossellini's war trilogy.
ISBN 9781681433387 (disc)
1681433389 (disc)
9781681433370 (set)
1681433370 (set)
Standard No. 715515201711 (set)
Music No. CC2790BD-1 The Criterion Collection (disc)
CC2790BD The Criterion Collection (set)
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