Neorealism

Italy, 1972

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Documentary exploring the Italian film movement, Neo-realism, which developed during World War II and dealt with moral, social and political problems in real locations. Includes interviews with Roberto Rossellini, Vittorio De Sica, Michaelangelo Antonioni, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Bernardo Bertolucci. Features film clips from Rossellini’s “Rome, open city” and “Paisa” and De Sica’s “Umberto D”.

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Credits

production company

Rai-TV

Texture Films

Duration

00:28:00:00

Production places

Italy

Production dates

1972

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

007510

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Interviews

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture producers and directors

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture producers and directors - Italy

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Excerpts

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - History

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Plots, themes, etc

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Production and direction

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Social aspects

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Pasolini, Pier, Paolo, 1922-1975

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Realism in motion pictures

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Interviews

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945

Documentary

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Motion pictures - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social problems in motion pictures

People → Interviews

People → Pasolini, Pier, Paolo, 1922-1975

Short films

Short films → Short films - Italy

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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