BSA106 neorealism in Italy

A short overview of Neorealism in Italy

Italy had been under the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini  since 1924

thus the movement was censored heavily because the film industry belonged to Mussolini
they were not allowed to show Italy in an light other than a good one.

The realism of Italian neorealism formed a distinctive visual style

 Preference for filming on location

 Using non professional actors

 Preference for natural lighting

 Documentary style of photography

 Avoidance of complex editing and post-production

 processes likely to draw attention

 Stories were focused on the poor and the working class and not the rich folk of Italy.

this method of film was used to depict the closest to real narrative or direction 

films such as :

Roberto Rossellini created the War Trilogy based on World War 2 in Italy was probably stopped at the film office until the of Mussolini and his regime. due to the social themes and the post war life of the common folk.
Portrayed in Rome.