Quote of the day
This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
And Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.
At this still hour the self-collected soul
Turns inward, and beholds a stranger there
Of high descent, and more than mortal rank;
An embryo God; a spark of fire divine.
Roberto Rossellini
Born: May 8, 1906
Died: June 3, 1977 (aged 71)
Bio: Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Rossellini was one of the directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing to the movement films such as the 1945 Roma città aperta.
Known for:
- Rome, Open City (1945)
- Stromboli (1950)
- Journey to Italy (1954)
- Paisan (1946)
- Europe '51 (1952)







