One of Italy’s most popular movements in cinema is now on display in Turin thanks to the exhibition called “Roma, Citta Aperta: 70 years of Neorealism. The splendor of truth in post-war Italy.” The exhibition will go on at the National Museum of Cinema in Turin until November 29 and displays more than 180 photographs and documents, 15 posters, promo materials. Moreover, 23 monitors thatwill show clips including scenes from the classic film ‘Roma, Citta Aperta’ (Rome, Open City) interspersed with exclusive interviews from film directors who will explain their relationship with Neorealism.
“Rome, Open City “by director Roberto Rossellini, hit the screens in 1945 and dazzled audiences with its new, gritty mode of telling stories about a very particular moment in history: the exhibition itself traces the influence on Neorealism from earlier cinematic works, and includes its main figures – Rossellini, Vittoria De Sica, Luchino Visconti, Giuseppe De Santis, and Carlo Lizzani – as well as the principal collaborators.
Nevertheless, the exhibition also builds the legacy of Neorealism on contemporary filmmakers including Marco Bellocchio, Martin Scorsese, Bernardo Bertolucci, Bernard Tavernier, Edgar Reitz, Abderrhamane Sissako, and Robert Guédiguaian.
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