Roberto Rossellini Movies

  • 1966
    The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

    The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

    The Taking of Power by Louis XIV

    7.11966HD

    Cardinal Mazarin dies, leaving a power vacuum in which the young Louis asserts his intention to govern as well as rule. Mazarin's fiscal advisor,...

    The Taking of Power by Louis XIV
  • 1961
    Vanina Vanini

    Vanina Vanini

    Vanina Vanini

    61961HD

    Vanina Vanini, a bored, spoiled Roman countess, falls in love with a dedicated young patriot who is in Rome to assassinate a traitor to the...

    Vanina Vanini
  • 1969
    The Night of Counting the Years

    The Night of Counting the Years

    The Night of Counting the Years

    7.61969HD

    Set in 1881, a year before the start of British colonial rule, it is based on the true story of the Abd el-Rasuls, an Upper-Egyptian clan that had...

    The Night of Counting the Years
  • 1948
    L'Amore

    L'Amore

    L'Amore

    6.71948HD

    L'Amore ('Love') is a 1948 Italian drama anthology film that consists of two parts, The Human Voice (Una voce umana), based on Jean Cocteau's 1929...

    L'Amore
  • 1954
    Fear

    Fear

    Fear

    6.41954HD

    Irene Wagner, the wife of the prominent German scientist Professor Albert Wagner, had been having an affair with Erich Baumann. She does not disclose...

    Fear
  • 1971
    Rice University

    Rice University

    Rice University

    71971HD

    Documentary that collects interviews with various researchers at the Rice University in Houston, Texas.

    Rice University
  • 1975
    The Messiah

    The Messiah

    The Messiah

    6.61975HD

    Rossellini takes numerous liberties with the original source material, rearranging and omitting events at will, presenting everything in a highly...

    The Messiah
  • 1952
    The Machine That Kills Bad People

    The Machine That Kills Bad People

    The Machine That Kills Bad People

    6.71952HD

    In Amalfi, a village on the Italian coast, an old man who seems to have strange powers gives Celestino Esposito, the local photographer, a dangerous...

    The Machine That Kills Bad People
  • 2009
    Rossellini and the City

    Rossellini and the City

    Rossellini and the City

    02009HD

    Mark Shiel is the author of “Italian Neorealism: Rebuilding the Cinematic City.” In this 2009 video essay, he discusses Roberto...

    Rossellini and the City
  • 1973
    Interview with Salvador Allende: Power and Reason

    Interview with Salvador Allende: Power and Reason

    Interview with Salvador Allende: Power and Reason

    71973HD

    An interview with the president of Chile conducted by Roberto Rossellini in 1971, but broadcast only after his death.

    Interview with Salvador Allende: Power and Reason
  • 1980
    My Name Is Anna Magnani

    My Name Is Anna Magnani

    My Name Is Anna Magnani

    8.71980HD

    Traces the life of Anna Magnani, her creations, her successes, her triumphs, her boycotted career, her nonconformism, her anxieties, her generosity...

    My Name Is Anna Magnani
  • 1946
    Desire

    Desire

    Desire

    5.21946HD

    Paola, a Milan call girl, returns home to her village in the Abruzzi mountains in an attempt to go straight. Rejected by her father, blackmailed by a...

    Desire
  • 2010
    Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings

    Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings

    Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings

    2.22010HD

    She is one of the icons of our time: Isabella Rossellini, award-winning actress, supermodel, experimental filmmaker, feminist. She was married to...

    Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings
  • 2021
    The Treasure of His Youth: The Photographs of Paolo Di Paolo

    The Treasure of His Youth: The Photographs of Paolo Di Paolo

    The Treasure of His Youth: The Photographs of Paolo Di Paolo

    62021HD

    The life of the legendary Italian photojournalist Paolo Di Paolo through his photographs, which capture the essence of a fascinating and turbulent...

    The Treasure of His Youth: The Photographs of Paolo Di Paolo
  • 1956
    Le Psychodrame

    Le Psychodrame

    Le Psychodrame

    61956HD

    Roberto Rossellini shot the film Psycodrame in 1956 for the Center d'études de radiotélévision. The staging of three...

    Le Psychodrame
  • 1962
    Dark Soul

    Dark Soul

    Dark Soul

    5.41962HD

    A man with a past gets married and it seems that he will be able to start a new life, but an unexpected inheritance gets in the way and deteriorates...

    Dark Soul
  • 1967
    Idea di un'isola

    Idea di un'isola

    Idea di un'isola

    7.51967HD

    A documentary about Sicily and its peculiar customs, with an emphasis on religious rites and the clash of modernity versus traditional values.

    Idea di un'isola
  • 2006
    Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'

    Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'

    Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'

    72006HD

    Television documentary about the making of Roberto Rossellini's 1945 film "Rome, Open City".

    Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'
  • 1953
    A Brief Encounter with the Rossellini Family

    A Brief Encounter with the Rossellini Family

    A Brief Encounter with the Rossellini Family

    101953HD

    Commissioned by a Swedish newspaper, this news-reel like short on the life of the famous Swedish actress is a kind of ‘at home with Ingrid...

    A Brief Encounter with the Rossellini Family
  • 1942
    A Pilot Returns

    A Pilot Returns

    A Pilot Returns

    5.21942HD

    A young Italian pilot is interned in a British prison camp after his plane is shot down during the war against Greece. He falls in love with a...

    A Pilot Returns