1952 · drama · social
Europa '51
Directed by Roberto Rossellini1h 58m1952
A wealthy, self-absorbed Rome socialite is racked by guilt over the death of her young son. As a way of dealing with her grief and finding meaning in her life, she decides to devote her time and money to the city’s poor and sick. Her newfound, single-minded activism leads to conflicts with her husband and questions about her sanity.
Our read: Europa '51 (1952) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded drama · social entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, measured, measured drama / social, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
- sombre
- measured
- intense
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