The Adventures of Roberto Rossellini: His Life and Films

by Tag Gallagher

Book Overview

Roberto Rossellini (1906-1977)--movie-maker, bon vivant, and passionate intellectual--was the key figure of Italian neo-realism, the godfather of the French New Wave, and a television pioneer; the maker of such classics as Open City, Paisan, Stromboli, Flowers of St. Francis, Voyage in Italy, and Louis XIV; Anna Magnani's lover; Ingrid Bergman's husband; and Isabella Rossellini's father. Continually enmeshed in controversy, perhaps...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306808730
• ISBN13: 9780306808739
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 850 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"