Rome, Open City

Post World War Two brought many changes to Italy. Politically there was a struggle over who would gain control over Italy. In the film industry it brought about Neorealism. Neorealism I found to be difficult to understand. From what I gathered, it combines fantasy and non fiction together. A perfect example of this, and the film we viewed for the class is “Rome, Open City” by Rossellini. The article “The Masters of Neorealism, Rossellini, De Sica, and Visconti” describes “Rome, Open City” as using a variety of styles and moods. (Which I’m assuming is what neorealism is about). I thought that the plot of the movie was very heart wrenching and very dramatic.