Roberto Rossellini made 'Rome, Open City' at the end of World War II, and has been credited with initiating a revolution in and reinvention of modern cinema. Th... » 

Roberto Rossellini made 'Rome, Open City' at the end of World War II, and has been credited with initiating a revolution in and reinvention of modern cinema. This volume takes a fresh look at his achievement and offers an assessment of the influence that Rossellini's work has had on the motion picture industry. «