Roberto Rossellini

Roberto Rossellini
Rossellini in 1951
Born
Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini

(1906-05-08)8 May 1906
Died3 June 1977(1977-06-03) (aged 71)
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • Film director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1936–1977
Spouses
(m. 1934; ann. 1936)
Marcella De Marchis
(m. 1936; div. 1950)
(m. 1950; div. 1957)
Sonali Senroy Das Gupta
(m. 1957; sep. 1973)
Children7, including Renzo Rossellini and Isabella Rossellini

Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini[1][2] (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and producer. He was one of the most prominent directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing to the movement with films such as Rome, Open City (1945), Paisan (1946), and Germany, Year Zero (1948). He is also known for his films starring Ingrid Bergman, Stromboli (1950), Europe '51 (1952), Journey to Italy (1954), Fear (1954) and Joan of Arc at the Stake (1954).

  1. ^ Gallagher, Tag (22 October 1998). The adventures of Roberto Rossellini – Tag Gallagher – Google Books. Hachette Books. ISBN 9780306808739. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  2. ^ Gottlieb, Sidney; Andrew, Horton (14 June 2004). Roberto Rossellini's Rome Open City – Google Books. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521545198. Retrieved 13 August 2012.