Cinecittà launches global Roberto Rossellini retrospective

Cinecittà is launching a global retrospective titled ‘Roberto Rossellini Prefers Real Life’ to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the birth of the legendary Italian filmmaker Roberto Rossellini. The celebration begins at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival with a 4K restoration of his 1954 masterpiece, ‘Viaggio in Italia’.

The retrospective will expand to the United States, featuring screenings at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles starting November 4, inaugurated by Isabella Rossellini, and at the Film Forum in New York starting November 20. The program includes several of Rossellini's most significant works, such as ‘Roma città aperta’, ‘Paisà’, and ‘Germania anno zero’, many of which have been restored by Cinecittà.

Organized in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Culture, the Academy Museum, and Film Forum, the event honors Rossellini's legacy and his influence as a precursor to the French New Wave.