{"product_id":"the-adventures-of-roberto-rossellini-his-life-and-films-9780306808739","title":"The Adventures of Roberto Rossellini: His Life and Films","description":"Roberto Rossellini (1906-1977)--movie-maker, bon vivant, and passionate intellectual--was the key figure of Italian neo-realism, the godfather of the French New Wave, and a television pioneer; the maker of such classics as \u003ci\u003eOpen City, Paisan, Stromboli, Flowers of St. Francis, Voyage in Italy, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLouis XIV;\u003c\/i\u003e Anna Magnani's lover; Ingrid Bergman's husband; and Isabella Rossellini's father. Continually enmeshed in controversy, perhaps no other figure in the history of world cinema has been so reviled--and so revered. Tag Gallagher's masterful biography of Rossellini, the first in any language, was fifteen years in the making. It is the result of assiduous research, lengthy interviews with almost everyone who knew him, and investigations into the making and reception of his films. The cast of characters includes Vittorio Mussolini, Il Duce's son and Rossellini's Fascist-era producer; Howard Hughes, who produced \u003ci\u003eStromboli\u003c\/i\u003e and then, in a fit of jealousy over Ingrid Bergman, butchered its American release; and dozens of other people. Combining a portrait of a dynamic and daring man with brilliant discussions of his work, Tag Gallagher tells a story as rich and moving as Rossellini's miraculous films.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Da Capo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306808739\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.19h x 6.12w x 1.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/26\/1998 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/1998 pg. 642\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist Editors Choice\/Adult\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/1999 pg. 775\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/07\/1999 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/1998 pg. 68\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tag Gallagher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635524825244,"sku":"9780306808739","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b5000790-9a98-4912-a09b-2b2df767d2cd.jpg?v=1603839796","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-adventures-of-roberto-rossellini-his-life-and-films-9780306808739","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}