Roberto Rossellini was as responsible as anyone for creating the style known as Italian neorealism — in which filmmakers explored the rubble of post-World War II Europe using naturalistic photography, minimalist narratives and even employing non-actors in leading roles. But "Germany, Year Zero" was attacked as abandoning the neorealistic aesthetic because he mixed in studio shots with the more vérité footage from outdoors.
Germany, Year Zero (1948)
Germany, Year Zero (1948)
Germany, Year Zero (1948)
Roberto Rossellini was as responsible as anyone for creating the style known as Italian neorealism — in which filmmakers explored the rubble of post-World War II Europe using naturalistic photography, minimalist narratives and even employing non-actors in leading roles. But "Germany, Year Zero" was attacked as abandoning the neorealistic aesthetic because he mixed in studio shots with the more vérité footage from outdoors.