Movie: Roberto Rossellini: Fragments and Jokes

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Carlo Lizzani
Carlo Lizzani

Narrator

Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini

Self

Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese

Self

Renzo Rossellini
Renzo Rossellini

Self

Alfonsino Pasca
Alfonsino Pasca

Self

Mario Vitale
Mario Vitale

Self

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    Documentary about master director Roberto Rossellini, who tells details of his life and childhood and visits the places where he has lived and shot some of his most famous movies.

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    2001-04-04

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