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Paisan

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1946
2h 5m
Italian
Drama, War
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During the Allied invasion of Italy in World War II, six stories unfold in various regions, from Sicily to the northern Po Valley. These tales follow the interactions between American soldiers and Italian civilians as they navigate their way through language barriers and cultural differences.
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7.5
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Paisan (1946) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
95

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Cast

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Carmela Sazio
Robert Van Loon
Benjamin Emanuel
American Soldier
Raymond Campbell
American Soldier
Harold Wagner
Harry, a German soldier
Albert Heinze
German soldier
Merlin Berth
Merlin, American Soldier
Mats Carlson
Swede, an American soldier
Leonard Parrish
An American soldier
Dots Johnson
American MP
Alfonsino Pasca
Maria Michi
Francesca
Gar Moore
Fred, an American soldier
Harriet Medin
Harriet, the nurse
Renzo Avanzo
William Tubbs
Captain Bill Martin
Dale Edmonds
Roberto Van Loel
German soldier
Leslie Daniels
Giulietta Masina
Young Woman on Palace Stairs (uncre...
Federico Fellini
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Carlo Pisacane
Directed By: Roberto Rossellini
Written By: Roberto Rossellini (Story), Sergio Amidei (Screenplay), + 8 more

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Valentin Reutter-deleted-1744956531 says...
a month ago
Six short stories as a film. Covering different facettes of WW2 in italy. Some of them extremely efficient in their storytelling. Others not being able to immerse me. I would rank them 1 > 3 > 2 > 4 > 6 > 5. I liked Paisan better than Rome, Open City. But would consider Germany Year Zero the best of the trilogy. But none of them match Journey to Italy for me. One can tell that the trilogy suffers from the occassional forced melodrama. And 9 years after Rome, Open City, Rosselini's direction felt much more organic in Journey to Italy. For now, I think I've seen enough of his work.
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soonertbone says...
one year ago
I felt this finished stronger than it started, which perhaps reflects a need to adjust to the anthology structure, but few of the film's vignettes felt particularly compelling. Rossellini's direction is undeniable, and the neorealist themes and techniques are a powerful contrast to the Hollywood I've been watching lately from the same period. Ultimately though I appreciated the idea behind this more than the execution, although it may be one to return to in the future.
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Maarten Delfgou says...
3 years ago
Three films that form Rosselini's “Neorealist Trilogy”: Roma, città aperta (1945) Rome Open City https://trakt.tv/movies/rome-open-city-1945 Paisà (1946) Paisan https://trakt.tv/movies/paisan-1946 Germania, anno zero (1948) Germany Year Zero https://trakt.tv/movies/germany-year-zero-1948
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CinemaSerf
5 months ago
As the Allies begin their invasion of Italy in 1943, Roberto Rossellini tells us half a dozen stores that might have occurred as the largely American army made their way through the country heading for Rome. These stories are not connected in any individual way, only by virtue of their providing som More
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