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Paisà
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Paisan () is a 1946 Italian neorealist war drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini. In six independent episodes, it tells of the Liberation of Italy by the Allied forces during the late stage of World War II. The film premiered at the Venice International Film Festival and received numerous national and international prizes.
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Paisà is a 1946 Italian drama and war film directed by Roberto Rossellini. The screenplay was written by Sergio Amidei, Roberto Rossellini, Federico Fellini, and Klaus Mann. The cast includes Maria Michi, William Tubbs, and Giulietta Masina. Renzo Rossellini composed the music, while Otello Martelli served as director of photography. Eraldo Da Roma edited the film. It was produced by Roberto Rossellini and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Netflix.
The narrative is set in Rome, with filming locations in Florence. The main subjects are prostitution and World War II. The film is presented in black-and-white with an aspect ratio of 4:3. It was released in Italy on December 10, 1946, and is available via video on demand. Paisà received the National Board of Review Award for Best Film and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay.
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7.5Six stories unfold in various regions, from Sicily to the northern Po Valley as American military personnel interact with a variety of Italian locals over eighteen months in the push north during the Italian Campaign of WWII as German forces retreat.
Cast
- Carmela Sazio as Carmela
- Robert Van Loon as Joe
- Benjamin Emanuel as American Soldier
- Raymond Campbell as American Soldier
- Harold Wagner as Harry, a German soldier
- Albert Heinze as German soldier
Themes
- rome, italy
- sicily, italy
- world war ii
- naples, italy
- florence, italy
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Paisan
- Film.image
- paisaposter.jpg
- Film.director
- Roberto Rossellini
- Film.music
- Renzo Rossellini
- Film.cinematography
- Otello Martelli
- Film.editing
- Eraldo Da Roma
- Film.distributor
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Film.runtime
- 126 minutes
- Film.country
- Italy
- Film.budget
- 56 million Lire
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- German
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- Roberto Rossellini
- Screenwriter
- Vasco Pratolini
- Cast member
- Giulietta Masina
- Composer
- Renzo Rossellini
- Producer
- Roberto Rossellini
- Cinematographer
- Otello Martelli
- Narrative location
- Rome
- Filming location
- Florence
- Duration
- 134
- FilmAffinity ID
- 234530
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Paisà-episodio2.jpg
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- publication date
- 1946-01-01
- film editor
- Eraldo Da Roma
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- color
- black-and-white
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- distributed by
- Netflix
- title
- Paisà
- Commons category
- Paisà
- review score
- 100%
- described by source
- 100 Italian films to be saved
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Plot
- 1st Episode
- 2nd Episode
- 3rd Episode
- 4th Episode
- 5th Episode
- 6th Episode
- Cast
- Production
- Release
- Reception and legacy
- Notes
- References
- External links
Paisan () is a 1946 Italian neorealist war drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini. In six independent episodes, it tells of the Liberation of Italy by the Allied forces during the late stage of World War II. The film premiered at the Venice International Film Festival and received numerous national and international prizes.
In 2008, the film was included in the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978."
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