The Vault
Viennese Women
1952 ★ 6.2A mix between Italian neo-realism, German expressionism and Austrian exploitation. Topic: Film "Viennese Women" (1952). Role: Meticulous television and film arc
Bicycle Thieves
1948 ★ 8.2Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. However on his first day, his bicycle—essential to his work—gets s
I Vitelloni
1953 ★ 7.7Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village. Fausto, the group's leader, is a womanizer; Riccardo craves fame;
Obsession
1943 ★ 7.5Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna as they plan to get rid of her older husband. Task: Write a factual, original 150-190 word overview of
Rome, Open City
1945 ★ 8.0During the Nazi occupation of 1944 Rome, Resistance leader Giorgio Manfredi is pursued by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a means of escape. Drama War dramatic
Germany, Year Zero
1948 ★ 7.6In the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, a twelve-year-old boy is left to his own devices in order to help provide for his family. Germany, Year Zero is a 1948 German
Umberto D.
1952 ★ 7.9When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady demands her 15
Mamma Roma
1962 ★ 7.9After years spent working as a prostitute in her Italian village, middle-aged Mamma Roma has saved enough money to buy herself a fruit stand so that she can hav