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  • Actors: Aldo Fabrizi, Anna Magnani, Marcello Pagliero
  • Directors: Roberto Rossellini
  • Format: PAL
  • Language Italian
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Arrow Films
  • DVD Release Date: 11 April 2005
  • Run Time: 103 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0007D5GC2
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 21,199 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Filmed on the streets of Italy immediately after World War II, this film considers the choices that people are forced to make during wartime.

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great film, poor DVD, 10 Feb 2006
If you like world cinema and have an interest in film history then there's plenty to enjoy in this major work of Italian neorealism. But be warned, the picture quality is poor and there are large segments of dialogue which are not translated.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Important film let down by poor DVD quality, 23 April 2007
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It is difficult to convey how frustrating it was to watch this dvd. The print used is horrendous - jerky, washed out and full of crackles. The sound too is below acceptable standards. But worst of all, the subtitles are absent for a large part of the dialogue, leaving the viewer confused as to what is actually going on. Great films like this should be treated with much more respect.
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63 of 67 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars A bad DVD of the film, but it has a nice documentary on it, 14 Jul 2005
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A letter in SIGHT AND SOUND, August 2005:

"Your review of the Region 2 DVD release of ROME, OPEN CITY (S&S JULY) fails to note some significant differences between it and the previously available VHS edition on Connoisseur.

This DVD release is remarkably similar to that currently available in the US, with all its faults. Its opening title card is the US-inspired OPEN CITY, not ROMA CITTA APERTA, nor is it laid over Rossellini's famous vista of the city with the prominent dome of St. Peter's and Rossellini's dedication. This is no mere detail, as the long shot of the city acts as a bookending device and gives weight to the resigned march of the urchins back to the city at the end of the picture. Moreover, a significant cut is made during Manfredi's torture scene which is present in the original European print as reproduced on the Connoisseur video. This cut significantly undermines the power of the sequence and its redemptive ending.

In short, this new release does not do justice to Rossellini's original. Until such time as a more complete original version is available, your readers should be aware of flawed attempts to present this great film's release on DVD as definitive."

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Bought on behalf of my partner who is learning Italian,he is watching it with his class mates to improve their language skills.dont know anything else about it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Caution - genius at work
Roberto Rossellini (1906-1977) entered the world of cinema by making propaganda films for Mussolini, an apprenticeship which would shape his perception of cinematography as an art... Read more
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