#674: ROSSELLINI, Roberto: Europe '51 (1952)
3 FILMS BY ROBERTO ROSSELLINI STARRING INGRID BERGMAN {Spine #672}
ROSSELLINI, Roberto (Italy)
Europe '51 [1952]
Spine #674
Blu-ray
Blu-ray
Ingrid Bergman plays a wealthy, self-absorbed Rome socialite racked by guilt over the shocking death of her young son. As a way of dealing with her grief and finding meaning in her life, she decides to devote her time and money to the city's poor and sick. Her newfound, single-minded activism leads to conflicts with her husband and questions about her sanity. The intense, often overlooked Europe '51 was, according to Rossellini, a retelling of his own The Flowers of St. Francis from a female perspective. This unabashedly political but sensitively conducted investigation of modern sainthood was the director's favorite of his films.
Europe '51
(English-Language Version)
109 minutes
1:37:1 aspect ratio
Europe '51
(Italian-Language Version)
118 minutes
Black & White
Monaural
in Italian
1:33:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2013
Director/Writers
Story by Roberto Rossellini.
Screenplay by Sandro De Feo, Mario Pannunzio, Ivo Perilli, and Brunello Rondi.
Rossellini was 46 when he directed Europe '51.
The Film
Other Rossellini films in the Collection:
#497: Rome Open City (1945)
#498: Paisan (1946)
#497: Rome Open City (1945)
#498: Paisan (1946)
#675: Journey To Italy (1954)
#463: Il Generale Della Rovere (1959)
#456: The Taking Of Power By Louis XIV (1966)
Eclipse Series 14: Blaise Pascal (1972)
#463: Il Generale Della Rovere (1959)
#456: The Taking Of Power By Louis XIV (1966)
Eclipse Series 14: Blaise Pascal (1972)
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Eighty-eight page booklet featuring essays by Richard Brody, Dina Iordanova, Elena Dagrada, Fred Camper, Paul Thomas, an exchange of letters between Rossellini and Bergman, Rossellini.
Commentary
None.
Introduction
By director Rossellini.
Interview 1
With film critic Adriano Aprà.
Interview 2
With film historian Elena Dagrada on the different versions of the film.
Extras Rating (0-40):
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Eighty-eight page booklet featuring essays by Richard Brody, Dina Iordanova, Elena Dagrada, Fred Camper, Paul Thomas, an exchange of letters between Rossellini and Bergman, Rossellini.
Commentary
None.
Introduction
By director Rossellini.
Interview 1
With film critic Adriano Aprà.
Interview 2
With film historian Elena Dagrada on the different versions of the film.
Extras Rating (0-40):
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