Rome, Open City
Door Roberto Rossellini
1945 | 98 min | Klassiekers
Life stories cross, while Rome is occupied by the Nazis. Pina loves Francesco, a clandestine printer. Manfredi is the leader of the Roman resistance movement. Father Pietro, a parish priest, helps the resistance by transmitting messages and money. The Gestapo commander captures both of them, and interrogates Giorgio violently. They attempt to use Pietro’s religious beliefs to convince hi to betray his cause, citing that he allies himself with atheists. Pietro responds that anyone who strives to ...
