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The Adventures of Roberto Rossellini: His Life and Films Book

Roberto Rossellini (1906-1977) - moviemaker, bon vivant, and passionate intellectual - was the key figure of Italian neo-realism, the godfather of the French new wave, and a television pioneer; the maker of such classics as Open City, Paisan, Stromboli, Flowers of St. Francis, Voyage in Italy, and Louis XIV; Anna Magnani's lover, Ingrid Bergman's husband, and Isabella Rossellini's father. Continually enmeshed in controversy, perhaps no other figure in the history of world cinema has been so reviled - and so revered. Tag Gallagher's biography of Rossellini is the result of assiduous research, lengthy interviews with almost everyone who knew him, and investigations into the making and reception of his films. The cast of characters includes Vittorio Mussolini, Il Duce's son and Rossellini's Fascist-era producer; Francois Truffaut, who considered Rossellini a father figure; Howard Hughes, who produced Stromboli and then, in a fit of jealousy over Ingrid Bergman, butchered its American release; and dozens of others. Combining a portrait of a dynamic and daring man with brilliant discussions of his work, Tag Gallagher tells a story as rich and moving as Rossellini's miraculous films.Read More

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  • 0306808730
  • 9780306808739
  • Tag Gallagher
  • 1 October 1998
  • Da Capo Press Inc
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 850
  • illustrated edition
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