Roberto Rossellini

  • Roberto Rossellini, was an Italian film director, screenwriter and producer.allmovie: Roberto Rossellini Biography
  • Early Years

    Rossellini was the oldest of four children. His father was a wealthy Italian architect.Senses of Cinema: Roberto Rossellini Biography

    He began making amateur films as a teenager, and directed his first professional film when he was 22 years old.MSN Movies: Roberto Rossellini Biography

  • Rossellini and Bergman

    In 1945, Rossellini was asked to come to America by David O. Selznick, to direct a film starring Ingrid Bergman. Bergman herself wrote to Rossellini to encourage him to accept the assignment. He declined the film, but began a correspondence with Bergman. Rossellini and Bergman were married in 1950. From 1949 through 1953, Bergman worked with no other director but Rossellini.MSN Movies: Roberto Rossellini Biography

    In 1957, Rossellini's affair with screenwriter Somali Das Gupta resulted in her getting pregnant, which triggered his divorce from Bergman.moviefone.com: Roberto Rossellini Biography

  • Notable Works

    • 1942: The White Ship
    • 1950: Stromboli
    • 1961: Vanina Vanini
    • 1974: Year One

  • Roberto Rossellini Quote

    "One makes films in order to become a better human being."The New York Times: Roberto Rossellini Quote

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