Extended Reading
  • Zella 2022-10-02 01:19:34

    During the war, things are changing

            In this film, Roberto Rossellini tells six stories.
            The first story: A team of American soldiers landed in Italy. After a lot of twists and turns, they got the help of an Italian girl. After a baptism of blood, the Italians and Americans finally achieved a certain relationship....

  • Liam 2022-09-24 19:04:26

    Fire of War: More real than real

    Roberto Rossellini's second postwar film was released in the United States under the title Paisan, which means "friend" or "compatriot" to Americans, and is used in this film reflecting the virtues of fraternity. It is also suitable for the movie. Its Italian title is Paisà, which in the Neapolitan...

Paisan quotes

  • Fred, an American soldier (episode III: Roma): Remember when we first came into Rome. All along ago it was. You know, when we finally broke through. Girls were all happy and laughing. Fresh. Full of color. Beautiful. It gave us a funny feeling. And now it's all different.

  • Fred, an American soldier (episode III: Roma): I like Italian girls. Their language. Their eyes. Their hair. Their figures.