KINORAFIELD GUIDE TO FILM
1946 · 125 min · NR

Paisan

Directed by Roberto Rossellini · Drama, War

Paisan (1946) is a Drama film, directed by Roberto Rossellini set in Sicily, Naples, Rome, and Florence during the 1940s.

Themes of war's cost play out through anthology.

Composer
Renzo Rossellini
Cinematography
Otello Martelli
Cast
Carmela SazioRobert Van LoonBenjamin EmanuelRaymond CampbellHarold WagnerAlbert HeinzeMerlin BerthMats Carlson

The world of this film

Setting

Where
SicilyNaplesRomeFlorence
Setting
UrbanRuralCoastal Sea
When
1940s

Premise & themes

Themes
War's Cost
Structure
Anthology
Tone
BleakMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist
Ensemble
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Historical Fiction

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