Italian neorealism
Italian neorealism (Italian: Neorealismo), also known as the Golden Age, was a national film movement characterized by stories set amongst the poor and the working class. They are filmed on location, frequently with non-professional actors. They primarily address the difficult economic and moral conditions of post-World War II Italy, representing changes in the Italian psyche and conditions of everyday life, including poverty, oppression, injustice and desperation.
A still shot from Rome, Open City, by Roberto Rossellini (1945) | |
| Years active | 1943–1952 |
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| Location | Italy |
| Major figures | Roberto Rossellini, Vittorio De Sica, Cesare Zavattini, Luchino Visconti, Giuseppe De Santis, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Federico Fellini, Bruno Caruso, Michelangelo Antonioni |
| Influences | Poetic realism, Marxism, Christian humanism |
| Influenced | French New Wave, Cinema Novo, Iranian New Wave |
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