# Roberto Rossellini's best films

From the war trilogy to the films with Ingrid Bergman and his history films for television: Rossellini's best according to Longtake and Fanpage.

- 53 votes · 12 items
- Aug 4, 2020 · F. Martini
- https://even.best/en/l/3175/roberto-rossellini-s-best-films

## Top 12

1. **Rome, Open City (1945)** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Anna Magnani and Aldo Fabrizi in occupied Rome; Grand Prix at Cannes 1946.
2. **Paisan (1946)** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Six episodes of the Allied advance from Sicily to the Po.
3. **Germany, Year Zero (1948)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — A boy among the ruins of Berlin.
4. **The Taking of Power by Louis XIV (1966)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Made for French television.
5. **Stromboli (1950)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — His first film with Ingrid Bergman, on the volcanic island.
6. **Europe '51 (1952)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Ingrid Bergman as a society woman who devotes herself to the poor.
7. **The Flowers of St. Francis (1950)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — St Francis and his friars, co-written with Fellini.
8. **India: Matri Bhumi (1959)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Documentary and fiction about India.
9. **Journey to Italy (1954)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders, a couple in crisis in Naples.
10. **General Della Rovere (1959)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Vittorio De Sica as a con man mistaken for a hero; Golden Lion.
11. **L'Amore (1948)** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — Anna Magnani in two episodes, one from Cocteau.
12. **Viva l'Italia! (1961)** (-2 · ▲0 ▼2) — Garibaldi's Expedition of the Thousand.

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