This film is the opening work of Italian "New Realism", and it also announced the official birth of New Realism. The film also won the Palme d'Or at the first Cannes International Film Festival in 1946. Rossellini, as the first post-war Italian director with a world-renowned reputation, has countless great films in his life and has far-reaching influence. He is Fellini's most respected film director.
The incident related to this film is: After seeing the film, Ingrid Bergman, who has already become famous in Hollywood, took the initiative to pursue Rossellini regardless of her married woman and her beautiful and holy image in the eyes of the audience. The two broke through many obstacles (including divorce from their original spouse) and began a life-long relationship.
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