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Rome, Open City
Powerful Portrayal of Dignity and Courage
Powerful Portrayal of Dignity and Courage
Drama, History - 1945
8.1
100%
N/A
A realistic portrayal of the underground resistance in Italy in 1945. The film has strong impacting imagery with its mix of fiction and reality that strengthened Italian Neo-realism and the film industry.
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Details

Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
103 min
Release date:
8 Oct 1945
Country:
IT
Languages:
German, Italian
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 1 nomination total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Remains a film of electric drama and high emotion, as well as a major turning point in film history.
– Michael Wilmington,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jul 2002
fresh:
The total effect of the picture is a sense of real experience, achieved as much by the performance as by the writing and direction.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Much is devastating -- but Rossellini found room, too, for the humour and warmth of everyday life.
– Dave Calhoun,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
fresh:
This much of the film is standard hero and villain stuff. But what makes picture good is the story of other characters involved in the tragedy.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
6 Jul 2010
fresh:
Today it doesn't feel like a documentary at all. It's a street opera, caught on camera during wartime, a story performed by a mixed cast of amazing professionals and earnest non-professionals.
– Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Oct 2014
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