Germany, Year Zero 1947  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Roberto Rossellini
Cast: Edmund Moeschke, Franz-Otto Kruger, Ernst Pittschau, Erich Guhne, Alexandra Manys, Ingetraud Hintze, Babsi Schultz-Reckewell, Hans Sangen, Hedi Blankner, Franz von Treuberg
Twelve-year-old Edmund (Edmund Moeschke) struggles in post-World War II Berlin to feed himself and his family–a near-death father, a brother (an ex-Nazi soldier in hiding), and a sister (a prostitute). While scavenging for food and goods to sell, he comes across a former teacher who has his own plans for Edmund, including propaganda and sex. This is the final film of Rossellini's World War II trilogy–following "Open City" and "Paisan."
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Paisan 1946  N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roberto Rossellini
Cast: Carmela Sazio, Robert Van Loon, Alfonsino Pasca, Maria Michi, Renzo Avanzo, Harriet Medin, Dots Johnson, William Tubbs, Dale Edmonds, Gar Moore
This powerful post-World War II film is the second in Rossellini's "war trilogy" (the other two being "Open City" and "Germany Year Zero"). Six episodes are presented in chronological order, going regionally from the South to the North. Starting with the invasion of Sicily in 1943 and ending with liberation in 1945, each episode shows a slice of life in Italy that includes the Allied liberators.
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Stromboli 1949  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Roberto Rossellini
Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Mario Vitale, Renzo Cezana, Mario Sponza
Following World War II, Karin (Ingrid Bergman) marries a fisherman and moves to the volcanic island of Stromboli where she struggles to adapt to her new culture in the remote corner of the world. There's also a shorter (by about 25 minutes) version out there. While it's unusual to say this about Rossellini and Bergman, if you really want to see it, take the shorter one–you won't have to suffer as long.
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| 1. Europa '51 (1951)
aka: The Greatest Love
2. The Flowers of St. Francis (1950)
3. Germany, Year Zero (1947)
4. Journey to Italy (1953)
aka: Strangers
aka: Voyage to Italy
aka: Voyage in Italy
5. Paisan (1946)
6. Stromboli (1949)
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