Europa '51

1952 [ITALIAN]

Action / Drama

14
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 75% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.4/10 10 5531 5.5K

factory worker suicide rome, italy loss of loved one grief poverty

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Roberto Rossellini Photo
Roberto Rossellini

Top cast

Alfred Brown Photo
Alfred Brown as Hospital Priest
Giulietta Masina Photo
Giulietta Masina as Giulietta, detta Passerotto
Ingrid Bergman Photo
Ingrid Bergman as Irene Girard
Alberto Plebani Photo
Alberto Plebani as Mr. Puglisi
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768.46 MB
988*720
Italian 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 58 min
Seeds 1
1.63 GB
1472*1072
Italian 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 58 min
Seeds 12

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 4 / 10

Typically overwrought Rossellini. Ingrid Bergman's gifts are on

Typically overwrought Rossellini. Ingrid Bergman's gifts are on display, and Alexander Knox never hurts a film, but this movie just pours misery on misery. I'm a socialist, and even sympathetic to communism, but this kind of propaganda does a disservice to the lower classes by picturing them as pathetic and pitiful. On the plus side, some interesting vistas of post-war Rome.
Reviewed by laurent b 10 / 10

Starting from a family drama to describe the

Starting from a family drama to describe the misery of post-war Italy, Rossellini leads us from a mother's need for redemption, to her progressive metamorphosis into a Christ figure, being almost as a saint, while he denounces the hypocrisy, conformism and blindness of his contemporaries. A pure masterpiece.
Reviewed by William L 6 / 10

Radical Socialist Activist in 1951: "The initiative of

Radical Socialist Activist in 1951: "The initiative of the State Department must be considered in relation to the quite obvious intention of American financiers to take the place of England and control the Persian oil fields." Well, you were pretty darn spot on there, bud. Europa '51 is largely a one-note film. The narrative serves purely to reinforce a tired theme based around the premise that morality and base humanity have been drained from modern society, and that those who opt to act selflessly are perceived as deviants. There is some foresight in the reevaluation of the goals of society with the implementation of benchmarks that were considered controversial at the time or release - moderate socialism, empowered labor unions, and philanthropy for its own sake among them, and these have largely become major components of European governments. However, at its core it remains an incredibly basic morality tale (plenty of parallels to Paul the Apostle and similar Biblical/Christian narratives) with only minor adjustments to adapt it as a piece of modern social criticism. Bergman is solid, but in such an accomplished career her performance in Europa '51 can hardly be called one of her best. (3/5)
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