Rome, Open City
Dir: Roberto Rossellini
Italy, 1945, 103 minmins, DCP
Cast: Anna Magnani, Aldo Fabrizi, Marcello Pagliero
A world cinema landmark that launched the revolutionary style of Italian neorealism, Rossellini’s thrilling drama, simultaneously realistic and melodramatic, has left a trace on every film movement since. Shot amid the ruins of Rome during World War II, the story of brave resistance leaders struggling against the Nazi occupation is a shockingly authentic experience, galvanised by newsreelstyle cinematography. The infamous torture and execution scenes have lost none of their monumental impact today.
Cannes Film Festival: Grand Prize of the Jury
National Board of Review: Best Actress, Best Foreign Language Film
13/3 (Sat): Film talk with William Lau
Screening:
In-theatre Screening
2021-03-13 (Sat)
14:302021-03-21 (Sun)
17:15
K11 Art House
Chinese Subtitles
Post-screening talk
Remarks
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