The Neo-Realist Collection - 5-DVD Box Set ( Roma, città aperta / Miracolo a Milano / Ladri di biciclette / Umberto D. / I vitelloni ) ( Rome, Open City / Miracle in Milan / The Bicycle Thieves / Umberto D / The Young and the Passionate )

The Neo-Realist Collection - 5-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

$55.99

Original Title: Roma, città aperta / Miracolo a Milano / Ladri di biciclette / Umberto D. / I vitelloni
Alternate Title: Rome, Open City / Miracle in Milan / The Bicycle Thieves / Umberto D / The Young and the Passionate
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Cannes Film Festival
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Venice Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
475 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1945 - 1953 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Roberto Rossellini
Vittorio De Sica
Federico Fellini

Written By:
Sergio Amidei
Federico Fellini
Cesare Zavattini
Luigi Bartolini
Ennio Flaiano

Actors:
Aldo Fabrizi ..... Don Pietro Pellegrini
Anna Magnani ..... Pina
Marcello Pagliero ..... Giorgio Manfredi aka Luigi Ferraris
Vito Annichiarico ..... Piccolo Marcello
Nando Bruno ..... Agostino
Harry Feist ..... Major Bergmann
Giovanna Galletti ..... Ingrid
Francesco Grandjacquet ..... Francesco
Eduardo Passarelli ..... Neighborhood Police Sergeant (as Passarelli)
Maria Michi ..... Marina Mari
Carla Rovere ..... Lauretta
Carlo Sindici ..... Police Commissioner
Joop van Hulzen ..... Captain Hartmann (as Van Hulzen)
Ákos Tolnay ..... Austrian Deserter (as A. Tolnay)
Emma Gramatica ..... La vecchia Lolotta
Francesco Golisano ..... Totò
Paolo Stoppa ..... Rappi
Guglielmo Barnabò ..... Mobbi
Brunella Bovo ..... Edvige
Anna Carena ..... Marta, la signora altezzosa
Alba Arnova ..... La statua che prende vita
Flora Cambi ..... L'innamorata infelice
Virgilio Riento ..... Il sergente delle guardie
Arturo Bragaglia ..... Alfredo
Erminio Spalla ..... Gaetano
Riccardo Bertazzolo ..... L'atleta
Checco Rissone ..... Il comandante in secondo (as Francesco Rissone)
Angelo Prioli ..... Il comandante in primo
Lamberto Maggiorani ..... Antonio Ricci
Enzo Staiola ..... Bruno Ricci
Lianella Carell ..... Maria Ricci
Gino Saltamerenda ..... Baiocco
Vittorio Antonucci ..... The Thief
Giulio Chiari ..... The Beggar
Elena Altieri ..... The Charitable Lady
Carlo Jachino ..... A Beggar
Michele Sakara ..... Secretary of the Charity Organization
Emma Druetti ..... Amateur Actor
Fausto Guerzoni
Carlo Battisti ..... Umberto Domenico Ferrari
Maria-Pia Casilio ..... Maria, la servetta (as Maria Pia Casilio)
Lina Gennari ..... Antonia, la padrona di case
Ileana Simova ..... La donna nella camera di Umberto
Elena Rea ..... La suora all' ospedale
Memmo Carotenuto ..... Il degente all' ospedale
Franco Interlenghi ..... Moraldo Rubini
Alberto Sordi ..... Alberto
Franco Fabrizi ..... Fausto Moretti
Leopoldo Trieste ..... Leopoldo Vannucci
Riccardo Fellini ..... Riccardo
Leonora Ruffo ..... Sandra Rubini (as Eleonora Ruffo)
Jean Brochard ..... Francesco Moretti
Claude Farell ..... Olga
Carlo Romano ..... Michele Curti
Enrico Viarisio ..... Signor Rubini
Paola Borboni ..... Signora Rubini
Lída Baarová ..... Giulia Curti (as Lida Baarowa)
Arlette Sauvage ..... La sconosciuta del cinema
Vira Silenti ..... Gisella
Maja Nipora ..... Caterina

Synopsis:

Rome, Open City: Roberto Rossellini's startling depiction of Nazi-occupied World War II Rome, and one of the most prominent examples of his neorealist cinematic style, is the story of a tenaciously held underground resistance against the Germans. When its leader, Manfredi (Marcello Pagliero), and a priest, Don Pietro (Aldo Fabrizi), are captured, the resistance collapses, with disastrous personal results to all.

The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Screenplay; Fellini collaborated with Rossellini in the writing of the script. 'Open City' is all the more remarkable in that it was made immediately following the liberation of Rome, had been developed while Rossellini himself was in hiding, and was filmed in the locations where the true events that the story are based on occurred.

(Dir. Roberto Rossellini, 1945)

The Bicycle Thieves: After nearly two years of unemployment, Antonio (Lamberto Maggiorani) finally finds work posting bills. But he needs a bicycle to do the job. Unfortunately, he was forced to pawn his own bicycle long ago. In a humbling, tragic scene, Antonio exchanges his family's linen for his bicycle. But when the bike is stolen on his first day of work, he must comb the streets of Rome in search of the bike: his family's only means to survival.

Shot on location in Rome, and using non-actors as a means of heightening the reality of the film, Ladri Di Biciclette received the Honorary Award for Best Foreign Film at the 1950 Oscars.

(Dir. Vittorio De Sica, 1948)

Miracle In Milan: Once upon a time, an old woman discovered a young child in her cabbage patch. She cared for him until her death, at which time the boy was placed into an orphanage. When the child is released from the orphanage he inspires shantytown squatters to improve their huts and enjoy the world. But, as they begin to rebuild, the squatters strike oil. The landowner evicts them, wanting the oil for himself. But, the old woman drops down from heaven to give Toto a magical dove which grants them whatever wish they want.

Winner of the Grand Prize at the 1951 Cannes Film Festival - tied with Fröken Julie.

(Dir. Vittorio De Sica, 1951)

Umberto D: Retired civil servant Umberto struggles to survive on his rapidly dwindling pension in the harsh environment of post-World War II Rome, a city plagued by its society's total disregard for the plight of the elderly, the poor and the downtrodden. His only companions are his loyal dog, Flag, and a pregnant housemaid named Maria (Maria-Pia Casilio). Facing eviction from his humble home by his tyrannical landlady (Lina Gennari), Umberto's desperate, failed attempts to raise money lead him to contemplate suicide. But first he must find a home for his little dog.

Filmed on location in Rome with a totally non-professional cast, Vittorio De Sica's compassionate but unsentimental handling of Umberto's tale devastatingly conveys the wretchedness of poverty and old age. 'Umberto D' is a deeply emotional and moving film that has quite rightly been hailed as a timeless classic of modern cinema.

(Dir. Vittorio De Sica, 1952)

I Vitelloni: Five young men linger in post-adolescent limbo dreaming of adventure and escape from their small seacoast town. They while away their time spending the lira doled out by their indulgent families on drink, women, and nights at the local pool hall. Federico Fellini's second solo directorial effort is a semi-autobiographical masterpiece of sharply drawn character sketches. An international success and recipient of an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, I Vitelloni compassionately details a year in the life of small-town layabouts struggling to find meaning in their lives.

(Dir. Federico Fellini, 1953)

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