Stardom and the Aesthetics of Neorealism

In this exciting new book, Gelley considers the collaboration between Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman in light of the neorealist aesthetic. This study re-examines the director''s postwar works in relation to the contemporary discussion on Italian national identity: rather than marking a radical break with the director''s early neorealist successes, Rossellini''s films with Bergman in fact extend the...