Directing

Roberto Rossellini

Born May 8, 1906 · Rome, Italy

Died June 3, 1977 · aged 71

Roberto Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Rossellini was one of the directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing films such as Roma città aperta (Rome, Open City 1945) to the movement.