Roberto Rossellini

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

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

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

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

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

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• 1906: Born May 8, in Rome, Italy

• 1936: Dafne - IMDb Listing

• 1937: Afternoon of a Faun - IMDb Listing

• 1939: Lively Teresa, La - IMDb Listing

• 1940: Undersea Fantasy - IMDb Listing

• 1942: The White Ship - IMDb Listing

• 1943: Man With a Cross - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1945: Open City - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1946: Desire - IMDb Listing

• 1948: Germany Year Zero - IMDb Listing

• 1949: The Invader - IMDb Listing

• 1950: Stromboli - IMDb Listing

• 1954: Fear - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1961: Vanina Vanini - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1962: Blood on the Balcony - IMDb listing

• 1971: Rice University - IMDb Listing

• 1972: Augustine of Hippo - IMDb Listing

• 1974: Year One - IMDb Listing

• 1977: Concerto per Michelangelo - IMDb Listing

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