Product Details

Actors: Anna Magnani, Federico Fellini
Directors: Roberto Rossellini
Format: Box set, Dolby
Language: English, Italian, German
Subtitles: English
Dubbed: German
Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
Number of discs: 3
Classification: 12
Studio: Bfi
DVD Release Date: 1 April 2015
Run Time: 337 minutes

ROBERTO ROSSELLINI: THE WAR TRILOGY (Limited Edition numbered blu-ray box set)
Films by Roberto Rossellini

Rossellini's celebrated trilogy, made during and immediately after the Second World War, is available for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK in this limited- edition box set. Rome, Open City, Paisà and Germany Year Zero provide heart-rending depictions of a Europe savaged by war, the struggles faced by ordinary people and the hope that endures, establishing Roberto Rossellini as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of all time.

Rome, Open City
Italy | 1945 | 1.33:1 | black and white | 103 minutes

Paisà
Italy | 1946 | 1.33:1 | black and white | 125 minutes

Germany Year Zero
Germany, Italy | 1948 | 1.33:1 | black and white | 73 minutes

Special features

• Newly remastered presentations
• L'amore (Roberto Rossellini, 1948, 80 minutes): Rossellini's controversial two- part anthology film showcasing the manifold talents of Anna Magnani. The first part, A Human Voice is written by Jean Cocteau, and the second, The Miracle, is written by Federico Fellini, who also puts in an acting appearance
• Children of Open City (Laura Muscardin, 2005, 53 mins): a documentary featuring Vito Annicchiarico visiting key locations from Rome, Open City and sharing memories of the shoot
• Into the Future (Tag Gallagher, 2009, 32 mins): visual essay on the War Trilogy by film scholar Tag Gallagher
• Fully illustrated booklet featuring new writings by Tag Gallagher, Geoffrey Nowell-Smith and Jonathan Rosenbaum, and full film credits

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