Italy,
1952, 113 min
Directed by:
Roberto RosselliniCinematography:
Aldo TontiComposer:
Renzo RosselliniCast:
Ingrid Bergman, Alexander Knox, Rossana Rory, Giulietta Masina, Antonio Pietrangeli, Ettore Giannini, Marcella Rovena, Carlo Hintermann, William Tubbs (more)Plots(1)
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. The intense, often overlooked Europe ’51 was, according to Rossellini, a retelling of his own The Flowers of St. Francis from a female perspective. This unabashedly political but sensitively conducted investigation of modern sainthood was the director’s favorite of his films. (Criterion)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Venice Film Festival
- 1952 - Ingrid Bergman (Volpi Cup for Best Actress)
- 1952 - Roberto Rossellini (Golden Lion for Best Film)