Renzo Rossellini Movies

Five portraits of actresses in their "common" life, seen as women rather than movie stars.

A segment of "Love at Twenty" tells the story of a tough mistress who loses her lover to an older, wealthier and more-appreciative woman.

A documentary about Vittorio de Sica with clips of his films and testimonials from friends and family.

Vanina Vanini, a bored, spoiled Roman countess, falls in love with a dedicated young patriot who is in Rome to assassinate a traitor to the...

Michele is a young filmmaker frustrated by the lack of understanding his work receives and at odds with the film industry, especially a colleague...

Coming back from work by night, shy watchmaker Tommaso runs over a girl with his car, luckily without serious consequences. Next day he finds her...

Franca and her husband Antonio decide to sell a yellow rug which was a gift of Franca's stepfather. One day, while Antonio is out, a strange man...

After his military service, Mario is hosted by a friend in New York and joins his circle of Italians residing abroad.

One of the many faux documentary mondo films produced in Italy during this era, Mondo sulle spiagge's primary goal was reportedly putting a...

Television documentary about the making of Roberto Rossellini's 1945 film "Rome, Open City".

Documentary about master director Roberto Rossellini, who tells details of his life and childhood and visits the places where he has lived and shot...

A passionate affair set against the intense encounter between a film-maker and a novelist. The story begins with young scriptwriter François...

A biography of St. Augustine as he enters the episcopacy and deals with heresy and the decline of the Western Roman Empire.

La Balena di Rossellini origins from one of the most beautiful Roberto Rossellini's dreams, an exemplary project for his autorial path. The film...

A documentary about Sicily and its peculiar customs, with an emphasis on religious rites and the clash of modernity versus traditional values.