EUROPA '51 (Roberto Rossellini, 1952)
A Film by Roberto Rossellini
DVD9 | Art-House | 1.37:1 | BW | Original Italian version | English & italian subtitles | 113 min.
Full Original Dual-Layer DVD Image (.ISO) | 7.4GB | 200MB RARs | RS
The second collaboration between Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman (after STROMBOLI), EUROPA 51 is a provocative, haunting, and compassionate examination of the isolating and often misunderstood path of personal redemption and spiritual service in contemporary society. Composed of alternating sequences of daytime and nighttime episodes (that would be similarly used by Federico Fellini in his subsequent film, LA DOLCE VITA), the film presents a recurring visual dichotomy that illustrates the polarizing division between wealth and poverty, spirituality and materialism, vanity and humility, selfishness and benevolence.