Europe '51

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Call Number: DVD Drama Europe
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Originally produced as a motion pictures in 1950-1954.
Set 2. disc 1 Europe '51.
Ingrid Bergman, George Sanders.
The resulting collaboration produced a series of films that are works of both sociopolitical concern and metaphysical melodrama. Stromboli, Europe '51, and Journey to Italy are intensely personal portraits that reveal the director at his most emotional and the glamorous actor at her most anguished, and that capture them and the world around them in transition.
Set 2. Ingrid Bergman plays a wealthy, self-absorbed Rome socialite racked by guilt over the shocking death of her young son. As a way of dealing with her grief and finding meaning in her life, she decides to devote her time and money to the city's poor and sick. Her newfound, single-minded activism leads to conflicts with her husband and questions about her sanity.
DVD, full screen (1.37:1) presentation.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

A Contemporary St. Francis? submitted by amy on June 16, 2015, 2:42pm In an accompanying interview, Rossellini says this film came about from wondering how St. Francis would be treated by society if he came back to earth today. An interesting and touching film.

An Italian Neo-Realism Masterpiece. submitted by KidBlue on January 10, 2024, 4:42pm Europa '51 is an Italian Neo-Realism masterpiece, and I think it's one of the greatest films ever seen. Ingrid Bergman is excellent in a brilliant script. Roberto Rossellini is, in my opinion, the greatest of Italian film directors.

The library has two copies - get the other one, as this one has dubbed voices.