Roberto Rossellini

During the Nazi occupation of 1944 Rome, Resistance leader Giorgio Manfredi is pursued by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a means of escape.

Dir. Roberto Rossellini · With Aldo Fabrizi, Marcello Pagliero, Harry Feist

In the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, a twelve-year-old boy is left to his own devices in order to help provide for his family.

Dir. Roberto Rossellini · With Edmund Moeschke, Ernst Pittschau, Ingetraud Hinze

Six stories unfold in various regions, from Sicily to the northern Po Valley as American military personnel interact with a variety of Italian locals over eighteen months in the push north during the Italian Campaign of WWII as German forces retreat.

Dir. Roberto Rossellini · With Carmela Sazio, Robert Van Loon, Benjamin Emanuel

Four short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life.

Dir. Jean-Luc Godard, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Ugo Gregoretti, Roberto Rossellini · With Rosanna Schiaffino, Bruce Balaban, Maria Pia Schiaffino

In WWII-Italy, the Gestapo blackmails a con man to impersonate a dead partisan commander in order to extract information from his fellow inmates.

Dir. Roberto Rossellini · With Vittorio De Sica, Hannes Messemer, Vittorio Caprioli

Married for eight years with no children, Brits Katherine and Alex Joyce are driving to Italy, their ultimate destination just outside of Naples to sell the villa they have just inherited from his uncle, the villa where they will be staying during their time there. On the drive, they come to the realization that this trip marks the first time that they have truly been alone together, and as such don't really know one another in the true sense.

Dir. Roberto Rossellini · With Ingrid Bergman, George Sanders, Maria Mauban

A wealthy, self-absorbed Rome socialite is racked by guilt over the death of her young son. As a way of dealing with her grief and finding meaning in her life, she decides to devote her time and money to the city’s poor and sick. Her newfound, single-minded activism leads to conflicts with her husband and questions about her sanity.

Dir. Roberto Rossellini · With Ingrid Bergman, Alexander Knox, Ettore Giannini

After the end of WWII, a young Lithuanian woman and a young Italian man from Stromboli impulsively marry, but married life on the island is more demanding than she can accept.

Dir. Roberto Rossellini · With Ingrid Bergman, Mario Vitale, Renzo Cesana

In a series of simple and joyous vignettes, director Roberto Rossellini and co-writer Federico Fellini lovingly convey the universal teachings of the People’s Saint: humility, compassion, faith, and sacrifice. Gorgeously photographed to evoke the medieval paintings of Saint Francis’s time, and cast with monks from the Nocera Inferiore Monastery, The Flowers of St. Francis is a timeless and moving portrait of the search for spiritual enlightenment.

Dir. Roberto Rossellini · With Aldo Fabrizi, Gianfranco Bellini, Peparuolo