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Rating: 8.5 stars

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hulu plus war trilogy neo-realism Italian Italy invasion war WWII nazis partisans working class poor criterion collection black and white

All movies seen on 01/12/2016

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Paisan (1946)

Directed by Roberto Rossellini

War | Drama | History

Overview

Six vignettes follow the Allied invasion from July 1943 to winter 1944, from Sicily north to Venice.

Length 125 minutes

Actors

Carmela Sazio | Robert Van Loon | Benjamin Emanuel | Raymond Campbell | Harold Wagner | Albert Heinze | Merlin Berth | Mats Carlson | Leonard Parrish | Dots Johnson | Alfonsino Pasca | Maria Michi | Gar Moore | Harriet Medin | Renzo Avanzo | William Tubbs | Dale Edmonds | Roberto Van Loel | Leslie Daniels | Giulietta Masina | Federico Fellini | Carlo Pisacane

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

The second in Rossellini’s War Trilogy. I’m generally not a fan of movies told through vignettes but Paisan is incredibly effective and the format suits the material very well. Some of the acting by non-actors is a bit clumsy but that’s easily overridden by the gritty realism of the stories and the location shooting.

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