Rome, Open City
1945, NR, 101 min.
Directed by Roberto Rossellini, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Aldo Fabrizzi, Anna Magnani.

A new 35mm print has been struck of this 1945 hallmark in Italian neo-realism. Though part of this movie’s enduring appeal is its gritty look and catch-as-catch-can filmmaking style and we fear that a new print might try to beautify that which was not meant to look beautiful, the revitalization of this eternal classic is always a welcome sight.

This article appears in April 26 • 1996 (Cover).

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.